The Only Exception...

Just Friends

You wish to call me your own,
To love and to cherish,
To have and to hold,
And to proudly tell others,
That your not alone.

But you tell me that this,
What you're describing,
It's just a wish,
It's a dream of bliss,
That we have to wake up.
It isn't real, don't forget.

But still you tell me that you
Are done hiding this love,
You don't care if she knew,
What you want is me.
And that is the truth.

Why must you toy with me?
Dangle my dreams on front of me
Then yank them back out of reach?

Can't you see how much it hurts
To love what one can not have?
Can't you see? Haven't you heard?
You hold my heart in your hand?

Do not toss it around,
Pretending to drop it.
Pick a side and stick with it,
There is no need to mess about.

Choose your heart,
Or choose your sanity.
But do not leave me here imagining.

You know I will sway,
I will follow your lead.
If you lead me astray,
You know I'll never leave.

Don't lead me down paths,
That remind me of what we are.
For what we are is what we've been.
We are nothing. We just are.

Do not pretend that things are different,
For you know I'll pretend with you,
And I'll forget it's a show,
A fake reality with you.

Please do not offer
What you cannot give.
Because I'll invest in it,
And end up doubling the risks.

Do not call me your own,
For I am not yours,
And you are not mine.
For we're nothing more,
Than dreamers at night.

The road is hard,
The path uneven,
And the haters around us
Are not believing.

Do not label me
We both know that label
Has significant meaning.

Must we lie to ourselves
By lying to others?
I'm not your girlfriend.
I'm a friend just like the others.

I'm just a friend like you are.
A friend I love so deeply.
A friend who holds my heart.
A friend who's my whole world.
A friend who knows that we really aren't.

Just Friends.