There was only one night when I came close to telling you how I felt. We lay there with the stars above us, and when you looked into my eyes, I felt as though you could see straight through me. My heart beat so hard I was sure you could hear it, and I imagined yours was doing the same. I could see that you were waiting for me to speak and I knew that when I spoke, you would let me keep a small piece of your heart, and you would keep the whole of mine forever. I looked at your lips like I had never been kissed. As you looked into my eyes, I felt like I had never truly been seen before that night. And then I said nothing because I knew I didn't trust myself with something so precious. And with that silence, I let you go forever. It didn't hurt because I let you go or because you would never be with me. It hurt because I know that no one will ever love you as much as I still do.