"Just Friends"

Am I just a naive girl?
I would be okay with that...
as long as I know.
They tell me it can't be done.
I think they're wrong.
Maybe I'm just dumb, but I don't care

A boy and a girl.
Just friends.
Is it possible?
Boys and girls can hang out and have fun.
Boys and girls can date.
But where is the middle ground?

I have a need for intimacy.
I have a desire for intimacy.

I have close girl friends...and I love them to bits. They are wonderful.
But boys and girls are different (surprise, surprise)
I want to have boys who are close friends too
That's okay, isn't it?

Just because a girl and a boy are close friends, does it mean they have to "go out"
Yes...I know...if the "spark" is there between two people, it should not be squelched.
But a boy and a girl can stay close friends without the spark too.
(This does become more difficult when one feels the spark and the other doesn't...I know that too)

Then there's the issue of opening up and being hurt.
All I can say is, yes!
Friendship is a risk...be it with a boy or a girl.
But intimacy is worth it...right?
I want to open myself up to hurt if it means I will be loved too.
Love lasts longer than hurt.

But opening up does not always have to lead to hurt.

I don't (or didn't) want to hurt anyone.
When someone opens up, I take it as a treasure...
A treasure from the heart.
I will not expose it to the world.
I will not throw it on the ground and stomp on it.
Friends don't do that.

And if things change later on...
If other friends come into the picture...
It will be okay.
You won't have less to offer because you gave to me.
If anything, I hope you have more to offer
Because I know my life is richer now.

Is it worth it to love?
Is it worth it to be loved?
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return"

Can't we be just friends?