Unsent Letter No. 2

I fell in love with you
In the dark of the night.
It crept up on me; I didn't see it coming.
When first I heard you, saw you,
I should have known what was to come.
It followed me.
It grew on me.
And I fell in love with you.
I didn't even suspect a thing,
But as soon as I knew what happened,
I realized what was to come.
You needed it back,
The piece that followed me home,
And so I let you tear it out of me,
Out of my heart.
I watched the hole it left bleed,
And saw a tiny fragment still inside.
The piece of it remained,
And I am still in love.
So I built a wall around my heart,
A bubble, if you will.
I used it to seal myself away,
And I cut off that connection to you.
But because I fell in love with you,
When I think of you, it hurts,
Because that sharp-edged piece rests in my heart,
And it's aching to grow again.
Because in the dark of the night,
A long time ago,
I fell in love with you.

I'm still in love with you;
Best regards.