Vertigo
Sorry I got my love all over you
What a mess
Must have been dizzy
From watching you spin
And wax and wane
And run
Knowing my cup was full
And I was wobbly
‘twas all I could do
To stand up straight
In your presence
Look at you now
Rubbing furiously
To remove every trace
Before the inevitable
Indelible stain sets
I’m a child again
Bruised and broken
Awash in tears
Ashamed of my ineptitude
How foolish of me
To have gotten so close
How clumsy indeed
I pace the floor
With a book on my head
Determined to get it right
Next time
As if there will be one
And just when
I feel back on balance
You turn an unexpected corner
And at the speed of light
I am knocked senseless
All over again
What a mess
Must have been dizzy
From watching you spin
And wax and wane
And run
Knowing my cup was full
And I was wobbly
‘twas all I could do
To stand up straight
In your presence
Look at you now
Rubbing furiously
To remove every trace
Before the inevitable
Indelible stain sets
I’m a child again
Bruised and broken
Awash in tears
Ashamed of my ineptitude
How foolish of me
To have gotten so close
How clumsy indeed
I pace the floor
With a book on my head
Determined to get it right
Next time
As if there will be one
And just when
I feel back on balance
You turn an unexpected corner
And at the speed of light
I am knocked senseless
All over again
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