He sits in her room, right next to
her side,
An inch from his love, a gap a
mile wide.
Not daring to move, furtive
glancing,
He's been there before, never
chancing.
Talking into the night, sitting on
her bed,
So much has been spoken, but
not all is said.
They share their secrets, so
much is revealed,
Except for that one thing he still
keeps concealed.
The impenetrable barrier that
lies in between,
Prevents them from touching, is
totally unseen.
Its name: it is friendship, built
over two years,
He hides scared behind it,
avoiding his fears.
Three little words, is all it would
take,
To see what's behind, maybe one
big mistake.
Break down the barrier, how
would it matter,
Destroy friends forever, making
them shatter?
The night continues, and it gets a
little colder,
A blanket covering them makes
him a little bolder.
Things unseen surely can't hold
any fears,
Legs now touch, the barrier
under disappears.
He's closer now than ever,
desperate not to move,
Frozen in this moment, a love
still yet to prove.
It's time for him to go though,
leaving at this height,
She says she has a headache,
starts to say goodnight.
He can't believe he said that:
why, he can only guess,
A head massage offered, an
answer that was "yes".
Her head now in his hands: how
come, he doesn't know,
Still fearing every move, the love
that each might show.
His fingers through her hair, he
feels in such a daze,
Her eyes are firmly closed, her
face he now surveys.
Her eyes, her nose, her lips, not
daring to even blink,
His heart now overflowing, no
longer can he think.
She only has to look, to see eyes
intently staring,
A barrier smashed to pieces,
past the point of really caring.
His fingers finally speak, for they
are not afraid,
Her face gently caressed, his
love is now betrayed.
And then it finally happened, one
second of his soul,
One he'd relive forever, the one
that made him whole.
Her face answers his fingers,
the silence still unbroken,
Not a single thing's been said, but
everything now spoken.