And yes, I am looking
Straight through you
Over your head
Avoiding your eyes
And when you walk by
I glance out the window
Nonchalant
Unmoved
Time to
peel off the
layers
1.
No, I don't think
I'm better than you
I just can't look in your eyes
You are strange
Stranger
And when you look back at me
You might see everything
And I
do
not
can
not
will
not
Have that happen
You have not earned that
Right.
2.
Somehow
You have made it past my
Defenses
Scaled my walls
And here you are
Becoming my friend
Still, we do not
Lock eyes very
Often because we both
Know where that could lead
We are fun
Serious
Smart and sometimes
So very dumb
But accepting of the
Other
Regardless, irregardless.
3.
A touch
It happens so suddenly
So eloquently
And I am aflame
My mouth is prepared to
Kiss you
Hard
My hands want to
Memorize your skin
I am unsure which way to go
Pull back, back into
What we know
Or do I move, move into you
Into unknown
Into wildness
Into wetness
Into no man's land
Am I that brave?
Are you?