Heartsick

Don’t ask me why. I don’t even know.

You made it clear

where you stood

at the first

hello.

Yet here we are, in this room

One side, I

And one side you.

The space between us, easily crossed

May as well

a stones toss

In a ravine, down below

Eating me up

With vertigo.

Mind racing, I fight the urge

To sit up

And purge

Everything, I’ve wanted to say

And finish with

A kiss

A pray:

That maybe what you said was wrong

That maybe we could dance this song

And maybe you would kiss me back

Surrendering to my attack.