Circumstance

I lay awake.
Staring at the ceiling.

Thinking.

Much too hard for this time of night.
I should be

Sleeping.

Falling into a dream filled slumber.
Beautiful in its

Simplicity.

But alas, I lie here,
Wondering what could have been my

Fate.

Had I kept my mouth shut.
Had I kept hidden my

Feelings.

I lie here,
Wondering what could have happened, had I given it more time to

Develop.

Would we be happy?
Would our lives now be

Connected?

In such a way,
That we would have been

Inseparable.

Even now, there's not much separation.
I like to think we're

Close.

Too close for comfort some might think.
Too close some might not care to believe.

Steps.

Steps away from the desired outcome,
Yet we seem to be cemented to our current

Positions.

Could we be moved?
Shoved just a little further?

Persuaded

Into a new viewpoint?
A new stance taken on our current

Circumstance?

A bittersweet circumstance it is.
One with many options. One with so many

Possibilities.