Like the first time
Always memorable
Nervous
Yet I can’t seem to stop
Your laughter ,your smile
Skipping a beat every time  I hear you talk
A grip on my strings
Pull away if you’d like
Or play a tune that sounds nice
Either way
I’ve got your attention
A chance
A second
No ego or pride
Just a crush
Maybe more over time
Cards on the table
Nothing to hide

Weight on my shoulders
Anchored down my mind
Floating away
Closer to the light
Not a step forward
Yet it’s all passed me by
Ticking away eventually I’ll fade
Stepping over feelings no one is safe

It’s uncomfortable
Never felt desired or wanted
Nothing to offer
Thank you for the kind words
It won’t bring me back
Nothing to solve it’s just facts
Save your love for someone else
No need for another Im learning to love myself

Choices with hope
Actions questioned
Time well spent
Given the moment
Expect a reaction
Stand alone
Stripped of envy
Free to speak
Accept and feel
Happiness becomes a vice
Not a state of mind
Let go of the baggage
It’ll lighten up the climb

Single file or in a crowd
One by one
Painless and expressive
Wandering outside of normal thoughts
Lost with a path to follow
Unsure of its end
Danger is welcomed
Bad times are temporary
So are the long nights

Hope gone
Faith lost
No gates
Just walls
Donations always made it
but never answered my calls
Might have to buy my way into heaven
Guess he doesn’t listen because a prayer is always free

Ask me anything
A simple thought
Curious about my past
An open book
because
why hide the obvious
With enough light
We cast a shadow
Rather be denied for what I am
Than accepted for what you want
Pay attention to the writing on the wall
More about the message less about the font