#144.

You ask me if I love you
And I choke on my reply
I'd rather hurt you honestly
　than mislead you with a lie
And who am I to judge you on what you say or do
I'm only just beginning to see the real you

And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you till I die
Till we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

Romance and all its strategy
　leaves me battling with my pride
But through the insecurity
Some tenderness survives
I'm just another writer
　still trapped within my truths
A hesitant prizefighter
　still trapped within my youth

At times I'd like to break you
　and drive you to your knees
At times I'd like to break through
　and hold you endlessly

At times I understand you
And I know how hard you've tried
I've watched while love commands you
　and I've watched love pass you by
At times I think we're drifters
Still searching for a friend, a brother or a sister
But then the passion flares again