First Impressions
Melanie Washington
waiting in the booth for your arrival
frustrated by and gratified by your late absence
hoping the time can be spent reliving
sorting my imagination in reality
we have dug into each-others souls
pondered threw the depths of our emotions
after every other step we could take
we have decided unto the meeting
frightened but still curious
can souls actually touch before skin?
I feel as if you have unraveled the essence of me
whether it be through speech, glance or touch
I have come to realize the strength you have over me
if I want you to or not you seem to know
my inner needs at all times
you know me inside and out that scares me
I am frightened that since you can see the good
you can also see the bad
most of all my vulnerability
once someone knows your vulnerable spots
they can use them against you.
There are things that we haven't seen in each-other
you have never seen my enemy
the little green woman that comes out in me
the evil diva that may occupy my body at times
I suppose seeing the good and the bad is the
only way we can ever say forever
my fear comes from this new experience
this new voyage that my heart needs to go on
but my head tries to put a detour on
this new unexplored love
Were on a new voyage
but I cant help but think about my
past adventures and how they didn't work out
how it felt to be left down
misused and abused
I have to remember that
you're not them and they could never be you
