This is when the trouble begins

My brain has caught up with the beat beat beat of my heart

And challenges its drumming with a warning call

"Love and fear are two sides of the same coin."

You, love, are the coin, and I'm scared of what's on the other side

Your sweetness tastes of caramel and cream

Your "I love yous" are sugar and apple sauce

But there's only so much I can take before my tongue is sore and my body grows fat.

But maybe it's not you at all I'm scared of

I think by speaking and so I call out to you

You take it in stride

"Let your brain and heart find some harmony."

and find the confidence to say it too.

"I love you."