Complications | ✔

2. It's a tragedy.

Athella,

There are so many things
I've wanted to say
to you,
but my words only
get in the way
of the aching I feel
in my heart
whenever you walk into
my line of sight.
It's a tragedy, really,
that you'll never be mine -
because I feel
so much more for you
than any of those vain,
silly boys ever could.
My longing for you
comes in a whole spectrum
of colors,
all the shapes and sizes
of the rainbow.

For you,
I'd give up the whole world
and all of its colors,
all of its beauty,
even if only just
to hear you laugh
and call my name
a single time.
If you could honestly,
truly love me,
even just for
one millisecond,
I'd lay down my life
for you
in a heartbeat.

It's a fair trade,
don't you think?
Your heart for mine -
because I've already given you
all I have left,
but you've never given me
anything in return.

With love,
Rhys