I didn’t know how

To say what I wanted to

Without messing up

That was my excuse

To break off the eye contact

And say something else

I’d change the subject

The thing I wanted to say

Was far too scary

But I would still dream

Of a world where I was brave

And I had said it

You had smiled, not frowned

You said “me too,” not “why me?”

And I was happy

But when I woke up

I saw how you really felt

And I stopped dreaming

I tried not to cry

I didn’t say “I love you”

And I never will