Lack of Courage
by the Dark Poetress, S. Andromeda

I brought this upon myself
I thought I could be strong
I thought I could bear to see you
How could I have been so wrong?

Standing there before you
Looking in your eyes today
I could not come up with the words
Or figure out what I should say

The sight of you made me quiver
The sound of your voice made me weak
Just being with you made me nervous
Making me come off sad and meek

I did not know how I should act
What I should say, or what I should do
We talked about such trivial things
So I just couldn't say "I still love you"

I'm sorry that I don't have the courage
My heart was pounding within my chest
I didn't have the guts to show you
And now you'll never know, like all the rest...