Feel

On the day that I realized I loved you
I let you crawl behind my ribcage
And into my heart
Because that is where it is warmest

And that is where I can best share
All of the feelings of pure
Electricity and intoxicating
Security, that you have embedded in me.

And not once did I stop
To think that maybe this
Is temporary, maybe it isn’t forever.
Maybe you will be the one to take my heart,
Your home, and tear it to shreds
And burn it to the ground
And maybe you’ll laugh
Or maybe it will never even happen at all.

But on the day that I realized I loved you,
That is the risk that I took.
And not once have I regretted it because
All of the feelings of pure
Electricity and intoxicating
Security, are what woke me up
From a deep slumber
Of complete numbness.

So even if it is you
That destroys me from the inside
Out, at least I will be in touch with
My surroundings, at least I will be awake, alive.
I will feel the sun and the rain,
And whether my tears burn like acid
Or my cheeks ache from a long-lasting smile
You will have taught me to feel, again.