Squeeze me tighter than tight Quietly seeking shelter Unlike the many nights I dreamed.… Each and every night Ending up the same way

How can something so right Be so wrong In so many ways? At the same time? Concurrent sentence

Even when I wanted to run Straight for the hills I stayed here Taking my pills Pretending there are birds

Be honest with me And I’ll be honest with you Like I had intended to I always want to Be true

Someone told me About Judy Garland; That she Was the first Celebrity

I still don’t know What I should think What do you want me To think? Are we only friends?

Close you eyes And just pretend That you are somewhere else That you are someone else Someone who

When you think That I’m staring off into space I’m thinking About space itself How space and time interlock

I care too much About people I barely know About people I’ve never met About people I will never forget I used to think

Honey mustard Paint me yellow Paint by numbers Two and three Never the right

You swing on the trapeze With finesse With ease Not even the breeze Sways you

Sometimes I really wonder What the point is Of socialization I don’t feel comfortable Socializing

Of all the girls Who throw themselves At you Daily Why did you

Drink your stupid drink Until you get sick Laying on cold tiles As dehydrated As you would be

I like the way you greet me As though you’re waiting to meet m… Without the opportunity Of doing so discreetly You ought not to do