you look at me and 

my earth shakes, the ground trembles, my heart jumps ugly

towards the roof of my mouth and

i have to remind myself to pretend like i have never

fallen in love

last night i almost texted you and spilled out 

everything i haven’t said maybe then you’d 

finally listen because i’ve been trying to tell you this

since long after we became friends but i’m 

not good with words and my hands shake and

“drive safe” doesn’t seem like much to you and

i could cut myself up 

to be what you like

but you’d still be hers

at the end of the night.