Honesty

You wanted honesty so here it goes -
This is the closest I'll ever get to showing you the real me.
Just a fantasy, an image burned beneath my eyelids and tattooed in my mind
So I see when I sleep at night.
Your hands in my hair and your lips against mine,
Holding me as close as our bodies will allow.
The true scope of your romantic heart mine and mine alone
As you bring me flowers just because.
A dinner here and there
And every night you make me your own.
Am I honest enough for you yet?
The truth is I want what she has, which is everything that you are.
You're a brand new galaxy in the universe of my heart but you're too far away,
Even faster than light travel won't get me anywhere near.
I have to admit,
This is as much me admitting this to myself as it is me admitting it to you.
So go ahead, run away.
Be like everyone else who says they'd rather know than not.
Like a wise man once said we're all stories in the end
And you're just another tragedy in my library.