It scares me
The things I like about you
...The parts I'm not quite sure about
You're imbedded in my head
Name on replay
We make sense
But it's not a good combination
How do I know I'm not just settling?
What if, someone else is
Out there
Who I might overlook
Miss out on
Because I chose you
How do I know it's what I want?
Don't make this easy,
I crave the chase
But I don't know how to commit

You're depressed.
You say I'd know.

You're depressed you say.
I'd know.

People whisper when they walk
I hear them
Thoughts, secrets under their breath
Opening themselves up to the world
Because they think no one is listening
They hum, the brave ones sing a tune
Muttered memories
They didn't intend to share aloud
And I hear them

you find your place in surfboard suburbs
moving in circles
and you are water
existing in multiple different states
only one of which is mine--
Virginia

tap my shoulder turn me around
slide your chair a little closer
let me listen for a while
lean your head into mine
and don't look away
speak of your sorrows
of your trouble filled worries
don't go away for the night
check in don't check out
please don't mention going
You'll be gone forever

A tongue stamped tatooo
Branded deep behind her teeth
A name to swallow