Not good at it
I gave up early in life
trying to color
without crossing
the lines,
or not making up
my own words
and spelling
to conform--
though grades did matter
and my teachers
far wiser in
the greater scheme
of things;
so God, someday
I suspect,
will be greatly pleased
or rejective of me,
neither of us
enamored
of lukewarm
and predictable.
Caught up in the feeling,
Caught up in the vibe.
So anxious of revealing,
My in and outside.
Caught up in this persuasion,
Caught up in my mind.
I couldn't help my infatuation,
I just wish I could rewind.
It felt like good timing,
All I wanted was a kiss.
This started so exciting,
And ended so dangerous.
I couldn't say no,
But I didn't say yes.
I couldn't stop the flow,
Of us getting undressed.
I knew what I was thinking,
But I didn't have a clue.
We smoked and then we were drinking,
What else was I suppose to do.
Things happened so fast,
I couldn't make a decision.
I can't put this to my past,
In my mind, It's still my vision.
I didn't want to be,
So mean and rejective.
He had this control over me,
He seemed so collective.
That kiss was so slow,
But quickly brong so much danger.
He I no longer,
He to me is now a stranger.
Caught up in his possession,
Caught up in his twist.
My body was his obsession,
And mine was that dangerous kiss.
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