falling in love was kind of like
trying to explain what colors are
to a blind person
it was when you ran up the basement stairs as a kid
but never quite knew what it was
you were running away from
what it was that you hoped wasn't chasing you up the stairs
but you were always too scared
to turn around and look
or being afraid of the dark
even though you didn't know
what you were really scared of
its like laying in bed at night
in a more or less constant state of paranoia
and hearing a noise come from across the room
but not wanting to turn and see what it could be
see, we've never really known what it is that we're scared of
falling in love is being scared of everything that might happen
its being scared of what's chasing you up the stairs, lingering in the darkness or hiding in your bedroom
its being scared, but not caring
because you fall in love anyway