The First Profession1-14-06Brittany Ariana Stone

I’ll never forget

Just how long it did take

For me to realize

The choice I was to make

But through every day

I was bridled with fear

But everyday also

Made it that much more clear

The more I hold back

The more I resisted

Was that much harder

To say the feelings that I listed

The more I pretended

That it was a lie

Made it so that

I was almost dying inside

I told my dear friend

The way that I felt

She told me not to deny myself

She told me that I would feel better

If I just told you the truth

Don’t freak out and don’t hate

Don’t say that I’m going too fast

Because, darling, you and I

Both want this to last

Even as I speak

I am afraid

So I close my eyes

And hold my breath

Phillip, I'm falling in love