Is this an obsession,
    what goes on in my brain?
This feeling I have never before known?

Is this an obsession, or a myth?
For I tell myself regularly that
    nothing can happen
    nothing will happen
    nothing shall <em>ever</em> happen
Yet the old Greek gods
    keep throwing me hints
    letting me never sleep
               never ignore
                            in peace
And how can I sleep... care... relax...
    when I am always teased with more?

Is this an obsession, or a myth?
Or love?
A <em>real</em> love
    not the kind you find in
            singles papers
            or magazines
            or radio ads for "MatchAmerica.Com"
    but the kind of locv a mother feels
                            for an unborn son
        selfless
        thoughless
        endless
      without reason or remorse
          or boundaries
          or criteria
The kind of love where I can say
    "I love you"
    and walk away
        never to see you
        or hear from you
                         again
    Forever
The kind where
               I will remove my life from yours
    completely, if necessary
    in order to make you happy

So just say the word
    And I will leave
No questions
    No comments
        No sad looks your way
Just a view of my back
    would I give you
    as my final gift goodbye

&lt;smirk&gt;
But you don't say the word
    You won't
    Because you want me around
        (but how much?)
And I can't ignore any chance
    so long as one still exists

I love you.

I love you enough to leave you alone.