Pretend No More

I use to pretend that I was okay, that I could do it all alone.
I was Super Woman, you see, and didn’t need anyone.

But that all changed when you came into my life.

At first you were only a friend.
Someone to laugh with.
Someone who wanted to know how I was doing.
Someone concerned about how was I feeling.
But it became something deeper, something richer.

It took form of something that I couldn’t for the life of me quite put my finger on.

All I know, I lay in bed at night and I think of you. . .
Something you said,
Something you did.
You hit a nerve in me that made me think or see things in a whole new light.

I use to pretend that I didn’t care, that I could do it all alone.

But when I don’t see you or don’t hear from you,
I feel like something is missing.
Something’s not right.
Something’s wrong in the universe.

I ache.
I hurt.
I cry.
I pray.

One touch from you, albeit innocent, sends fire through me.
It straightens the hairs on my head.
It raises the hair on the back of my neck.
I get all excited in places that I won’t even mention.

So I know right now, at this very moment,
You’re what I want.
You’re what I need.

I cannot pretend.

Because we’re so close, our bond so strong.
I know you already know-

How I feel.
How much I need you.
How it’s time that I stop pretending,

And let you know. . .

That I can clearly understand what's real
And pretend no more.

But you already see it in my eyes. . .
And I hear from your lips right now,
The very words that I've wanted to whisper to you all along:

I love you.