Know
By Tess, age 14, Florida
All I want is to know,
Why my heart aches for your touch,
All I want is to know,
Why I love you so much.
The more I try to forget you,
The more you stay in my mind,
The more I fall in love,
The more I must keep my thoughts behind.
All I want is to know,
Why you hide the things you feel,
All I want is to know,
If my delusions are real.
I beg and I plead,
The tears welling in my eyes,
The more I long to know,
The more your answer defies.
Everything I want,
All I want is to know,
I gave you my heart,
But your answer is just so ...
You sang me your song,
You read me your poem,
Your answer remains neutral,
Like a house without a home.
I'm not asking for love,
Or for the palm trees to feel snow,
I'm not asking for a ring,
All I want is to know ...