The bass makes me weak.
All I knew
was that I wanted to know
e v e r y t h i n g
about you.
Caress the inner corners of your mind, with mine.
Hold your hand
as if to learn
something new
about myself.
Second period— I only knew what I had heard—
you smiled, eyes twinkled, brown met blue.
Never had I been so grateful for assigned seating.
You never
would have chosen
me.
Our whispers became muddled by “shhs”
as others tried to hear the teacher
over our l a u g h t e r
this was my favorite part of us.
But here I am
in over my head,
out of my league.
I can’t remember ever not wanting
you.
But there you are,
sharing your heart with her.
I thought that year would never end.
I never left your side.
We talked every night.
I hope you don’t mind,
I
f
e
l
l
for you.
I’m sorry I’m so inconvenient.
I tried to be what you needed.
You only wanted a close friend.
They say,
that a girl and a guy cannot stay friends because one will eventually fall for the other.
“Eventually” came quick with you.
The bass makes me weak.
You were the
f
i
r
s
to break down
the walls
I cowered behind.
unclog the arteries
of my
w i l l
and
beg me into
e
i
n
g
You tricked me into believing I was worth knowing.
We fit like two words in a crossword puzzle—
not obvious at first but it makes sense in the end.
You know me better than I know myself.
I have dreams
that play
hopscotch
on the corners of my mouth,
when they see you
they float.
when you smile
they fly kites.
The bass makes me weak.
I almost lost you, twice.
Due to
tripped up tongues,
too much waiting,
& “friends.”
You can’t use that you never knew as an excuse.
The bass makes me weak.
You never even gave me a chance.
The bass makes me weak.
You
make
me.
the distance between you and I was
the distance of our proximity to
our emotions—
I was too close.
You fall for girls who don’t want you
I’ve convinced myself that’s why you haven’t fallen for me.