To that girl over there
I don’t think you notice me.
If you do, then you notice me
hiding away behind the whites of my eyes.
So I won’t get to tell you, but if I could, I would.
You’re annoying me,
because you’re so pretty that I can’t help but stare
And when I turn away and look at a wall
It just makes my eyes dry up
Thirsting for just another glance.
To that girl I know
But I can’t tell you
Because you’re my friend
And I fear I’ll only run you off
Your legs are a rumor.
Starting from the end
Crawling up from your feet
Each inch a varying story
Obsessively, I’m just looking for the truth
But rumors are endless
And we can’t find the beginning
Yet there they are
One long rumor
I’ll never find the truth.
To that girl I just met
Did I ever tell you
That the most beautiful thing on a woman
Is her smile?
Of course I didn’t
But now I am
Maybe because it reflects everything
I never will be.
Maybe because if I see it
I think I did well.
Maybe a lot of things
I will never know.
But your smile in particular
Makes me forget everything around me
Except how lovely, that face
The person behind it
And how much I’d love to, in the future,
Keep you smiling.
To that girl I’ve known
Since before you were a woman
Remember that summer
Lou and I went on a road trip
The story of getting lost at cliff side
And the winding yellow brick road
Looking for Oz, we said
These days
I’m unsure that story actually happened
Or if that is just what is happening to my eyes
When I watch you
Floating, sifting, each step taken
As if all those perfectly placed curves
Were rewriting history
And I’m sorry that you’ve turned me into a lecher
But if only you know what you do to me
But even in my head
I try to stay on my best behavior
You corrupt me.
Please continue.
To the lady on the street
With the long brown hair
Layers of bristles arranged like a wildfire
For a second I gaped
A few hours from now, I’d have forgotten your face
But for a strong moment I thought
Of a world with you and me
And no one else.
Everything I’d do to make your happy
Just like those long locks
Bringing out something deep
Majestic from your eyes.
To those girls
Intoxicating women
And the thoughts I’ve had
Words I’ve kept
Have a few