Heartburn

It's not heartburn, I can actually feel flames in my heart burn Keeping me awake at night as I toss and turn I feel you in my soul and wonder if I should keep this candle lit Because sometimes I sense that my thoughts Are endlessly dragging me to a bottomless pit A pit far away from the very person that awakened my spirit I cry for the joy to come, For in my mind's eye I have seen it Everyday it's too much effort to smoothen the frown on my face How can I, when I know I can be happier in another time and place I know I ought to live, as much as I ought to give Yet its been a give and take, Because during adolescence, I somehow lost my will to believe I was dead, as far from life as the North is to the South But I've come back to life because your words constantly give me Mouth to Mouth How do you manage to do the things you do? Why do I allow myself to be caught in a snare planted by you? If we stay friends, we could be together forever, and play Because 'More Than Friends' always has a price to pay Which only the strong minded can bear What is LOVE but a catalyst for insanity What is LIFE but preparation for eternity But if Jesus had to die so we can be saved Then maybe I'm willing to endure any pain, Planted on this path that we've already paved