you wish you were a poet

you dont need to be a poet,

to tell me how you feel.

just say the words you want to say,

and keep them honest and real.

i'm no poet, 

i'm nothing of the sort,

i write out the thoughts that float in my head,

and try to keep it short. 

its stupid i know, but call it release;

i'll write when i cry, when I'm happy,

I write when I'm at ease.

a million things i could say to you,

a hundred reasons to smile or cry,

writing says what physically I can not,

even when I try.

so please bear with me

because sometimes I just can't talk.

when i'm cornered in fear,

my mouth just locks.

I want to say sorry,

i want to be fine,

but its not that easy for me,

and sometimes I just need time.

when i hurt you, i hurt me,

(i blame this stupid empathy)

i love you more than you think i do,

i love you intensely, i know it.

i can tell you in a thousand ways,

and i'm not even a poet.