Metaphors from Mars (Poetry)

maybe i should just go for it...

04/27/24
~9:47 pm

How do you flirt?
I've forgotten how to poke fun in jest
Or share feeling in a way
That isn't straight from the chest
I've spent so much time
Depressed
Busy worrying about a lover
Always in distressed
Stressed
Over them
Now I'm stressing over this
How do I tell someone I think we should kiss?
Without coming off like some naïve little kid
Have I forgotten how to love?
Or have I forgotten how to accept it?
Maybe I'm too caught up on if I'll get rejected
It can't get worst than a "no"
But I've just gotta know
'Cause I'm busy running circles
Thinking maybe I should go
Ahead and be bold
Like I usually am
But I'm acting really shy
How do I hold your hand?
I wanna take you on a date
Show you that I can
Be vulnerable when I want to
You're someone that I can run to
Maybe I can pick you up at your place
At around 2?
You've got me writing love songs
But no chorus
There's no reason to repeat myself
You've got my back regardless...

I could have been so negative
But you brought me to the light
Guided me to the right path
You gave me back my life
Hopefully I don't fuck this up
And lose you here tonight...