opposites attract
we are just broken magnets
cold, polarized hearts

knocks on your door
hey, have you eaten
silence answers me
empty of feeling
i stand for a moment
maybe a moment too long
strike a match of conversations
eye contact too strong
he wandered down the hall
looks like he’s waiting too
my hips on the wall
smirk as if he knew
what was on my mind
look deep inside and would not find
for my thoughts were shallow
temporary tinges, restraint on the hinges
a shuffled playlist on down low
can you hear me now?

today I went to the store and listened for you
a hummingbird’s silent reverie
I put the music box back on the shelf
it wasn’t quite right so I reached for the ballerina
the sound of her dancing in my imagination
it still wasn’t you but I wanted to love it

her wish list
consists of 2 items:

pink lemonade
and the boy
down the street
selling it

her childhood calls
she forgets to pick up

he has closed up shop
for the day

she will try again tomorrow

i am losing sleep over nothing
he says let's step back
he is full of ****
yet all i do is write about it

the stars glistened that night
glimmered when you called me beautiful
pulsed when you smiled at me
disappeared when you broke our gaze
so the lake reflected only the streetlights
and couldn’t pick up the stars

they fell with every minute that passed
every minute lost in the night
every minute less i would spend with you
every minute you weren’t holding me

and the stars never shined so bright
and the sky never hung so heavy

than they did the night you sang to me

just escalator idiots
who use nouns as adjectives