Star Crossed Lovers Are That Way For A Reason

from The Procrastinator (And Demos) by Wilson Kneiszel

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I was okay when I met you
I had everything figured out
Maybe that's how I got you
I'd returned to my regular self
But I didn't want you
Or didn't seem like I wanted you around more than anyone else

But nevertheless I confess I'm compelled by you
My subconscious not thinking what my conscious tells it to
And it's this conflict that I picked which sticks to me now
How can I get around this thing my friends probably won't allow?

I might not really like you
You could be a placeholder in my mind
A name that I skip to
Until I find what
I'm trying to find you
But I don't even know where you live

Here's the deal: I'm tired, but alone
Frankly, man, I'd rather just be sitting at home
Reading or something, punching a pillow, trying to sleep,
Pushing you to the corner of my mind as the darkness slowly creeps
Forward out of the walls and into my brain and out of this world
All while making up names and trying to think about any other girl
than you

I just needed some fresh air
You didn't have to follow me
We're alone right now but we don't have to be
Alone anymore
Not when I'm here
And I'm here

And I'm not worth the trouble
You're not worth the blame
We just try to occupy our minds with some other kind of game
All of this is speculation on the assumption that you feel the same
When the cost of finding out would be a lifetime of shame
And I'm in pain

Someone call me a doctor (okay, you're a doctor)
I'm having trouble falling asleep
Knowing you're out there
Knowing the promises you'll fail to
Keep your voice down
Be quiet now
It's time to slip away
From this party
And say the words I swore I'd never say to you

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from The Procrastinator (And Demos), released March 16, 2016

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Wilson Kneiszel De Pere, Wisconsin

Award-winning poet and spinach activist

@3Legit5Wilson on Twitter.

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