A two-person poem between me and a guy I like. Every first line is me, every second line is him.
(2013)
This is not about the first time we met, but about our first real conversation, in the science lab. This is what I thought he was thinking...
It’s way too quiet without you her… The words of everyone, they don’t… They don’t seem to notice you’re n… I’m caught, their looks like a tra… You don’t care that I miss you, d…
Lighting the matches Sneaky arson at midnight Watching houses burn. The loudest silence No one talks, or even moves
You don’t know about him, but I d… He treats me better than you ever… He’s sweet and kind, the way you’l… And he loves me more than you ever… Why is it so hard to love two peop…
Looking at that picture in my yearbook, the one of us, from January, in the science lab,
Tonight I thought about you The way your face would shine. You used to always tell me That you would forever be mine. But all that changed, late one nig…
I wish I’d been there when you ne… I’m not with you now, but I shoul… You thought I was the one you wan… But I ran away because I was haun… You said I was beautiful, I didn’…
It’s nice, knowing there’s someone… You’re the only one who knows what… And I know you don’t know why I’m… But I loved being able to talk, a… No one else understands why I cry…
You told me I was scared of the fire, I chose to walk through it,
Come on, baby I’ll wait on you, try to run, try to hide, there’s a killer
They say you can’t fight fire with… but I would. Because my flame would rise higher than yours could. Because you would be damned, conde…
Fallen idols, another one bites the dust, watch them fall, like a statue
If only I’d known when I met you, that I would have fallen in love then. If only I’d known
So many things you don’t know, like the way this Tightrope Ride burned me out too many times. The way I almost took the Highway To Hell,
Looking outside, the angels come, rising out of the fire. I wonder where they’re from, as they rise higher and higher. Restless street, quiet night,
They said, broken wings, shattered dreams, fractured heart. I said,