I am afraid

I am afraid,
The world does not end,
With you,
But this story does,
And will,
If you so choose,
But still,
I am afraid,
Because I love you,
And that love makes me need,
And that need deepens into a hunger,
That alone,
I cannot feed,
So,
I am afraid,
Because I cannot afford,
To lose you,
Because I love you,
I am afraid.

~Rei Shiori