VI

The Nervous Kind

That flutter right before we're set to meet,walking an ordinary, crowded street.Hands in my pockets, wondering if I reach,hoping I make sense, hoping I don't overreach.

Our shoulders bump and my whole sentence stalls,the clever lines I practiced come undone.It's the good kind of chaos, raw and bright,a grin I'm hiding badly from everyone.

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