Love in the Shadows
It started as laughter, a bond so pure,
A friendship steadythe, steadfast, sure.
But somewhere in space between,
A spark ignited, yet unseen.
Eyes linger longer, hearts beat fast,
Moments feel fleeting, yet seem to last.
Unspoken words, a quiet ache,
Afraid of the risk their hearts might take.
For love unplanned, a fragile thing,
Could shatter the joy that friendship brings.
So they bury feelings, deep and tight,
Hiding them away from the light.
But love, relentless, doesn’t fade,
It grows in silence, unafraid.
Through shared glances and stolen sighs,
It whispers truths they can’t deny.
Still, fear grips tightly—what if they lose?
The bond they’ve built, the life they choose?
So they tread lightly, hearts in tow,
Unsure of the path they should go.
For sometimes love’s a bittersweet song,
A risk that feels both right and wrong.
Yet in its glow, they may just find,
That love and friendship intertwine.
They dance in circles, a careful game,
Afraid to speak, yet feeling the same.
A brush of hands, a fleeting glance,
A silent plea for just one chance.
But fear is loud, its voice is clear:
"What if they leave? What if they disappear?"
So they smile and laugh, as friends should do,
Hiding the love that’s aching through.
The nights grow heavy, the days feel long,
Each moment apart feels painfully wrong.
They wonder in silence, hearts entwined,
“Is it worth the risk, to speak my mind?”
For love is bold, but hearts are shy,
Afraid to leap, afraid to try.
Yet in the quiet, it softly hums,
A promise of what could still become.
Perhaps one day, the fear will fade,
And courage will grow where doubt once stayed.
They’ll take the leap, and hand in hand,
Discover a love they hadn’t planned.
Until that day, they’ll play their part,
Friends on the surface, lovers at heart.
For love in shadows still can shine,
A hidden treasure, sweet, divine.
The weight of silence begins to ache,
A fragile thread that's bound to break.
Each smile they fake, each word unsaid,
Becomes a storm inside their head.
They sit together, the world fades out,
A moment of stillness, a flicker of doubt.
“Do they feel it too?” the question burns,
As longing twists, as courage churns.
One night, the stars, too bright to ignore,
They find themselves at a quiet shore.
The waves crash loud, but louder still,
The pounding hearts they cannot will.
“I have to say it,” one voice begins,
The air grows heavy, the world starts to spin.
“I can’t pretend, I can’t deny,
This love I feel—it won’t comply.”
The other stares, their breath held tight,
Caught between terror and sheer delight.
“I feel it too,” they finally confess,
A whispered truth, a sweet caress.
The fear dissolves, the walls fall down,
No longer scared of love’s renown.
For what they’ve found, so rare, so true,
Is friendship’s bond, but something new.
Now hand in hand, they walk that line,
Where love and friendship intertwine.
No longer shadows, no longer doubt,
Their hearts speak freely, their love shines out.
©oriole_b