Courage To Say It

It's hard for me to say,
What I really feel for you.
Kept this a secret to this day,
How I wished you knew.

I have admired you,
Without you even knowing.
The thought of losing you,
Is one painful burden.

I feel like a coward,
Not being able to say.
To say what I feel for you,
Haunting me, to this day.

I pray the time will come,
That courage will take over me.
To say what I feel for you,
Even if you don't end up with me.

I have never felt like this,
Seeking the courage to say it.
An emotion that I've never sought,
A feeling that I have never thought.

Whether you end up with me or not,
Whether I get the courage to say it.
To know a person as amazing as you,
Makes everything well worth it.

-A.R.L.