Holding Back

I won't--
I can't--
Say it.
Maybe I'm
Simply still
In perfect pieces,
But at least
Part of me
Fears
Sure rejection.
I
Love
You...
But again,
I'll hold my peace.
You need not
Trouble yourself
With my silly
Little thoughts.
You surely
Wouldn't want
To hear those
Words from me.
From him?
But of course.
He can say
Those things to you.
He can make you melt
And cause you happiness
Far better than I had
Ever even dreamed.
So, let him speak
And let you smile...
Just let me be silent.

--C.R.E.