Companionship

To you it was never about romance
Although you gave me flowers, helped
Me over puddles, walking me to
The BART station, helping me put
On my coat, protecting me while
Crossing the street, and paying for
When we go out. Maybe it was just
The way you were raised or maybe
Deep down inside you just really
Liked me. Whatever it was, all I wanted
Was your companionship, but with a
Little something extra to it. Although
You were the one to say that you were
Not ready for this type of relationship
Because all that you have gone through,
I still wanted to wait… I wanted to wait
To kiss you, to hold you, and to tell you
How much you really mean to me,
But I cannot say or show it all out loud
Without sounding and feeling like a fool.
I feel hopelessly speechless around you
Because deep down I know that this
All means more to me than it does to you,
But I do not want to be putting words
Into your mouth or saying how you feel,
But really, I do not know what you would
Say or what you would feel. Although
I know you I do not know you well enough.