longing

I miss you.

I want you so much that I actually feel my body weaken at the very thought of you, my chest sinking into my stomach, and my heart collapsing into itself. I cannot stand the thought of being apart from you, yet I know that this is the only way for us - for now.

I wondered if our encounter was only physical attraction. Perhaps in a small way, I may have hoped that it would be - a simple and convenient choice, devoid of emotions. Yet in matters of emotions, the brain can never deny what the heart longs for.

This heart longs for you. Just as these arms long to embrace you. Just as these lips long to touch yours. Just as these ears long to hear you laugh. Just as this nose longs to breathe in your fragrance. And just as these hands long to hold yours.

Today we did so little, yet I felt so much. It frightens me. It frightens me that I may never know how to let you go, should you ever need me to.