"I love you Muse"

[espionageofny]

Daniel and Muse sat down under the tree that they had visited since they were in Middle School. The tree that made everything make sense. The wind blew gently through the weeping willow tree. Daniel sat directly across from Muse staring into her eyes. She looked down, her face full of sorrow and regret. "Muse, I love you." Daniel had never said these words to another girl before. He has never meant anything more in his life. "I love you Muse, I love you so much. I know that I might never be good enough to deserve you, but I'll spend the rest of my life trying to be. I'll do anything you want me to and I'll be anything you want me to be." As he said these words tears began to pour down Muse's face slowly. I'm sorry that I can't always be something more, but for you I'll try. Muse's eyes suddenly filled with tears and she began to sob. Daniel put his hands on her cheeks, wiping away every tear as it fell. "I love you too" Muse said. I never have so much fun with anyone as much as I do with you. You always know how to make me have fun." She paused and looked up into his eyes. "I'm afraid maybe that's all were doing." "No!" Daniel exclaimed . "I can be more, Muse. More than what I am now, more than this. Muse I can be more for you. I can be whatever you want me to be." Through his words Daniel choked back sobs. "I'm never good at saying how I feel, so I wrote you this poem." Daniel pulled out a folded piece of notebook paper from his pocket and began to read it while steady streams of tears flowed down his face.

I caught myself
looking in the mirror
wishing I was someone else
cause I was born
with a bleeding heart
and veins of loneliness

and I know it, I’ve seen it,
I’ve held it in my arms
but love can’t seem to break me down

and I’ve pleaded, I’ve begged
and I’ve bloodied my eyes
just to feel it
to believe it will stick around

swing wide the glimmering gates

I told myself
the habits and secrets
were just to get me through
to get me through the nights
but I got lost
in a world of angles
in a city of greys and lies

and I feel it, I taste it
this longing to be free
oh, the joy of believing like a child

so you, you there listening
will you send up a prayer
for me
to help me find the light

swing wide the glimmering gates
leave your pride and pain
swing wide the glimmering gates
and be innocent again

one day I believe
I will open up my eyes
to see the good work that was begun
and I’ll be the only things I’ve ever wanted
to be
and I’ll know that I belong