Nothing Like Love Poem by Jade Leven

does it amaze you as it amazes me?
how I wonder if you, too, can see
that my entire self has disappeared from view
because it would rather be chasing you...
the impossible prey, evasive, elusive, and sly
my soul screams out, why do I even try?
I continue telling myself that this is all a dream,
and nothing like love, or so it would seem
how can I keep my eyes on the road, away from fear,
when your face always appears in the rear view mirror?
you're a piece of the past, and yet, if that is true,
where am I headed, if not for you?

all my life I must've known that it's you and you only
who makes the very walls of my sanity crumble,
and the very core of my heart's courage stumble,
you make even a grateful heart feel lonely

I am isolated and afraid, but if I had your safety,
your comfort, your protection, your understanding, then maybe
I could live on happily, without a doubt to find
but now the strands of certainty do intend to unwind
who is trusted, who is not, what tricks are even you above?
will you hurt me without a second thought?
all this, regrettably, is a lot like love.