She Said
'How long will you keep me waiting'
That's what she said
well at least in my head
'How long will it take
for you to say what's on your mind
It's okay if you make a mistake
I won't laugh, I won't cry
I'll just hold it in my hand
cause I understand'
She said, She said
Her words, they reach me
but I'm so slow to react
I've never been well under pressure
I've never been...
well I can't lie, I'm nervous
what if I fail...failing has always been my forte
yet her sapphire eyes
bear into me, begging please
So I try and I realize
I realize...nothing
Nevermind
I don't know what to say
I'm at a loss of what to do
She's approachable
but I'm mistakenly unnoticeable
So how could she possibly notice me...
all the words she could place carefully in a sentence
an architect
lines me up like a dominoes
tap one piece and I fall down
irreparable, is this the better off that you meant
'What's wrong, why are you shaking"
and all I could blurt out in an instant
was an a quick muffled I love you
as if she'd hear me, as if she'd be interested in me
but I bolted down the street
the sun fried my feet to the concrete
I turned frozen still as she said she loved me too
not noticing my ears went numb
when I realized I'm caught in train tracks
with one said train barreling inches from my unsuspecting face....
Copyright © Andrus Cassian | Year Posted 2016
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