Headaches and heartstrings

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streets            

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theaters                                                        

my world is your stage and i'm sick of your spot light

i take it back

i'm sick of you

you've snuggled up in every nook in my mind

all you have to do is whisper

and i get chills

my stomachs twisting when i see you in the street

my eyes long to stare but i don't want you to see how badly i long for you

when you were untouchable life was much easier

but you've been so nearly mine that it's hard to resist the chase

i can feel your name on my lips

i can taste the freedom past the thickened air between us

but darling--

i cant take you

i won't take you

i'm scared that i'll do you no justice

i'm scared i'll be lost in your wake

that it's too late to even try now

that i should've taken you the first chance i got..

but i still want you

i still want you

you give me butterflies when you breathe in

you keep my mind racing all hours of the night

you have me forgetting what i'm doing

and remembering what we've done

dancing on bridges

wading in lakes

shooting but only ever hitting the rim

and dear you were almost mine..

but i won't take you

no

i won't make you

and now i can't have you.

maybe we'll try again in 18 thousand hours

but for now, please just leave the stage

i don't need to see you every time i open my eyes

i promise i'll still want you

but for now, adieu

JQP