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"traces of the past"
This is so new to me
not because this is the first time
but just that
it has been
a really long time,
I'm seeing you
in all my thoughts,
feeling you
in all my empty parts of me,
craving
to hold you
as you rest your head
on my chest,
day dreaming
about your smile
and the awkward way
you joke with me,
it's growing,
this feeling
that I'm feeling for you
and I don't want to lose it,
it's exciting
to have you in my mind
right before I sleep
thinking about seeing you
again
the next day,
there is a fear though
that I may be too broken
and it might make me leave
without saying goodbye,
to be selfish
and think that maybe
you will be happier
without me,
to avoid any pain
that I may cause you
but then
I let you in again
and all that goes away,
the fear turns to hope,
I just hope
we aren't making a mistake.
-Armando Torres
