I see you
I'm getting to know you
This process is
Gentle and patient
Moving along rhythmically
Like the streaming waters of a creek

I look up to the baby blue sky
And it soothes me
Just like our friendship
You're different but
the same
Yet the same merely on a surface level,
But I have an inkling that you
Have deep notions inside of you
That you don't easily unleash to the layman's ear
And you understand and know
More than you possibly could

Blue, like the surface of the ocean
And now I'm diving deep
To get to know you
And understand you better
And see you for the man you truly are
Underneath all the illusions I construct
And the persona you don
To fit in more graciously in our little town's culture
But I can see, when our eyes lock
That you have so much more depth
Than most people know

I'm a deep sea diver
And I'm diving into you
I'm brave, I'm courageous,
Through this process of getting to know you
Mental barriers are being incinerated,
My confidence is strengthening
And my desperate need for validation is withering
I know what I want,
And I will pursue
With the ease of a deep sea diver
With no oxygen tank
I go deeper and deeper,
Risking my heart, laying it bear and vulnerable
Not completely sure if you will handle it with care or
Trample it beyond repair
Pacing myself,
Holding my breathe
Losing consciousness
To reach deeper conclusions
I'm taking this last deep breathe of certainty,
And diving into the Unknown.