Maybe Im being crazy, but I want to be crazy with you.

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Updated 8 years ago,May 25, 2017

The world says no.

Were too far apart.

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Its too much, too soon.

This doesnt make sense.

I hear their words and let them roll off like raindrops on a slick surface.They dont know.

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Ive always had faith in the impossible.

Always rooted for the underdog.

Always trusted in things unseen without hesitation because I could feel something real pulsing in my chest.

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Because sometimes life doesnt make perfect sense, but that make it any less meaningful.

Because sometimes you justknow, and theres no use trying to explain to someone who isnt willing to understand.

And with you, with us, I just knew.

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I knew when I first heard your voice.

I knew when you first laughed and I could feel the giggle rising in my own chest, unconsciously.

You made me feel alive, yet secure.

Every word we shared was special, carried meaning.

Before I knew what was happening, I was letting you into my life without fear.

And I know, in some ways, thats silly.

How could I be so foolish to trust someone so quickly?

How could I know you were worthy my attention, my heart, my everything?

How could I be so sure you wouldnt hurt me?

All of these questions were shoved at me as if I had been careless.

But I hadnt been careless, just carefree.

Just unafraid of you, of what we could be.

And sure, you could hurt me.

Sure, you could leave.

Sure, we could fall apart and Id be left with nothing.

But isnt that the risk we willingly take in love?

I was never afraid to take it with you.

Theres no way to explain it, no way to rationalize or to justify my emotions in my mind.

All I know is that I care madly for you.

My heart is tied to a person, a situation, and there is no making sense.

There is just realizing that maybe Im being crazy, but I want to be crazy with you.

I want to believe that we could make it.

I want to believe that what we have is real and can challenge time and distance.

Maybe its silly to chase after love when everything could go wrong.

Maybe its silly to trust in something that the rest of the world shakes their heads at.

Maybe its silly to put my heart into someones hands.But Im not afraid.

Maybe its silly to believe in love, but baby, I believe in us.

Marisa Donnelly is a poet and author of the book,Somewhere on a Highway, availablehere.