Stranger in the Dark

I look at you and I can see that you know me

we are not meant to be passersby, you and me

 

if it’s not true, after this, I will hold my tongue

but is it so wrong to wonder if you’ll hold me?

 

our eyes met not just once, were they tricks of the light?

am I crazy? I know it cannot be just me

 

atomic attraction, stronger than magnetite

heart is open for you, revealing all of me

 

your unsaid words a balm to soothe my aching heart

I pray that you relinquish, and let them heal me

 

us, flowers that bloom, when all else has died in fall

will you stay steady in the dark to comfort me

 

nescient of my desire to be near to you

a language barrier for feelings you give me

 

you must know your eyes have the power to seduce

I wish that you would wield those powers over me

 

a fire, a heat, that crackles as we step in it

igniting between us each time you stand near me

 

barely breathing, oxygen swallowed by heartbeats

my mind is calling for you to act, please hear me

 

the longer I stand here, the brighter our fire burns

not feeling the pain yet, I watch as you melt me

 

fate decides whether we stay or combust, unless

you can just hold me right here without burning me

 

I’ve waited for risks, for Gigi to become me

if you don’t mind scarring, see the beauty in me