The frailty of dreams
over powered by compulsion
a need to stay close
and far from every emotion

Soft fabric on my skin
such a gentle embrace
words with such power
keep me awake and dazed

Comforted by coffee
and startled by its heat
fading away with the steam
in a broken heartbeat

Standing in the doorway
hesitating to walk through
afraid of making the wrong choice
like I always do