Truth

Unspoken passion floats between us
and I know you feel it too
Has been so long since this kind of emotion
that takes over so completely
has engulfed me?

Natural feelings flowed like water
fast and passionate
down the road that night
two years ago.
We both saw it,
but neither saw it herald
the flood of truth.

I backed up
so we could see it
again.
But
every step backwards
is another step forward.

My eyes found it difficult at times
to find yours.
They knew you could see
straight into my heart.
And when I held you
it was hard to show myself.
I'm still trying to find what's there.
And we both know the heart and mind
don't always agree.

I didn't think
I'd ever find
what I've discovered in you.
I didn't think
you'd ever find
what you discovered in me.
It scares me
leaves me vulnerable
as it does you
like a cat on its back.

But
I am gazing
straight in your eyes
when you're not looking,
where I see
deep inside my soul.
There I stare breathlessly aware
That you already see
what you had not bargained for.
Yet you are only
fleetingly afraid
while I am petrified.
But then someday
I will not be afraid
because my stories
have found your eyes
without judgement.