I love him because the dust from his eyelashes sprinkles knowledge
Because he understands
And I understand
But yet we don't
See the tick tick ticking time bomb that goes off in my head after he walks by
Not because my heart jumps
Not because I've finally found a good distraction
But because I'm afraid
I'm afraid that every thought
Every idea
Will not be good enough
I think, I say
But I'm not good enough
And he understands
And I understand
Yet we don't
See the line between joking and mean
Right and wrong
Sane and insane
But please don't throw around the c-word
Crazy I repeat
Because I'm not crazy
And he understands
And I understand
But the knowledge that sprinkles from his eyelashes
Doesn't teach him kindness to those that remind him of the things he can't love in himself
So no
He may think he understands
But he doesn't