it's not that I need you.
because I know I'd be fine
I can go alone
sheltering this broken heart of mine
I could stand tall
I could pretend to be strong
no one would ever know the difference
and no one would know what's wrong
it's not that I need you
because I can lie
I can say I'm independent
I can hide the doubt from my eyes
I can pretend that I'm fine
that I am perfectly okay
and no one would ever guess
that I'm lying with each word I say.
but it's that I want you.
I want to feel your hand in mine
I want to feel your skin
I want to kiss your lips each morning
and then at night again.
I want to feel your passion
I want to hear your laugh
I want to hear your snore at night
while time goes by so fast.
I want to watch your hair turn gray
as our children grow tall.
I want to remember us this way
each thing, big or small.
I want us to talk for hours
about every stupid thing.
I want us to dance in the middle of the night
I want us to shout, laugh, sing.
it's not that I need you.
I'm stronger than that
I can do enough on my own
but since the day you crossed my path
I've wanted you, body and soul.
©tammylynn
T