I understand the fear of losing

people you care about;

getting attached and then ripped apart.

But how can you be afraid of

losing someone when they're not

in your possession?

I know you've gotten your heart

broken in the past and

have learned a few lessons,

but now you think everyone you will

ever love will do the same thing.

I wish you could see the

difference between what we could

create and bad precedents.

It's okay to be in a relationship

with someone because then at least

you have some kind of foundation.

Love can be hard, but with this,

when you're on the battlefield,

you know you'll have someone

fighting for you.

But going label-less,

making someone carry their

emotions like baggage on their

shoulders with no where to put it

down; that's the real struggle.

Losing someone that you were

never given the chance to call

yours is the worst kind of loss

because you never got the

privilege of tasting their love.

We both have our own definition of

fear.

But if you keep dancing around my

feelings and I quit this game we're playing,

it won't be because I'm a coward,

but because it's exhausting

trying to love you.