can't

can't stand it anymore;
the way you look at me
with private aspirations
but maintaining a public distance,
your stare a million ice picks
stabbing into my very soul,
so unnerving yet unforgiving,
your silent accusations echo in my ears,
a constant racing locomotion
that threatens to derail all I've achieved;

can't take it anymore;
the way I look at you,
absorbing your driven fears
and releasing my carefree desires,
resisting your sultry focus
even while my heart is ready to yield,
so unnerving yet forgiving
of every fault except my own. I try
to love your soul with my mind
but can think of nothing but your eyes
searching my soul for unquestioned answers;

can't bear it anymore;
the way we are together.

The above poem was written in tandem with average gina for the Grab a Partner challenge thread in the Poetry Submission and Feedback forum.