Tethered Heart Poem by Eric Comeault

I see you beside me
but you don't even turn
do you even see me here,
admiring your every flaw?

I just want to hold you
tell you I'm here
I want to be your comfort
everything you hold dear

Just to hold you, if only i could
I'd be your armor, your protection from all
but all you see is what's in front
you don't even see that im starting to fall

the dreams i've been having, oh the torture
they make me feel empty, lonely
and make me want you more every day
and more terified to my feelings portray

So I'll just stare from a distance
pretending i don't see you either
even though i crave every inch of you
knowing that you have my heart forever tethered