heartbeats

i can feel them again
slowly gaining strength and volume
until the pounding in my ears
matches the one in my heart

if only i could see the future
something to reassure me
that this path is the right one to take
a little hint, a spoiler
as to how this might all end

wanting to end this silence
to tell you exactly how these
heartbeats march to this pace
you've set
but fear strangles me from head to toe
and once again
my thoughts remain trapped within my lips

maybe i'm wrong
maybe i don't get to travel this road with you
torn into pieces
between the desire to know
and the fear of saying anything at all