She opens and closes her eyes
She smiles and says I’m fine.
Do you know that’s a lie?

When she cries she doesn’t tell you
You get mad at her for small stuff
and it breaks her heart through and through.

Did you notice her tears…? No?
She wants to tell you
But it kills her to make you worry
So she shuts up and pretends

……did you notice the mistakes………
……no well then let me fix them……

He opens and closes his eyes.
He smiles and says I’m fine.
Do you know that’s a lie?

When he cries he doesn’t tell you
You get mad at him for small stuff
and it breaks his heart through and through.

Did you notice his tears…? No?
he wants to tell you
But it kills him to make you worry
So he shuts up and pretends
                                         -chyanne (kyle) sligo

he watches me from across the room
he smiles,
i fantasize a dance with him
my chest against his
moving in sync with his body
and as our dance would end
and i might confess him
my fantasy ends
and he dances with his queen
i sink back and remember he and i
were never meant to be