The Downside of Being An Independent Hopeless Romantic

I know it's been said before.

I know I'm not the first

and surely not the last

(to feel this)

but as much

as I hide it under

projects,

work,

school,

clubs,

sports,

friends,

family,

idiotic responsibilities.

As much

as I say I don't

the only thing

I really want

is someone to love me

the way I'll love them.

But there is something

in me that says

"You'll never have that.

You are too much.

Too much skin,

too many opinions,

too many beliefs,

too much heart,

and as long

as you say this way

no one will be able

to handle the storm

in your mind,

in your heart.

So, learn to take care

of yourself.

No one will ever love you

the way you love them."