it curls and creeps its way into my mind
the moment we’re separated
just a few steps but a million ways apart
the coy-ish smile , your cheeky glance
somehow you made my heart dance
though what follows blackens the sky
makes me realize it was all in my mind
leaving me shattered and worse for wear
the shell they love, without the burden of me to bear
you’ll find someone better
that’s the worst, i fear
you’ll find someone shiny
and i won’t be near
i can’t help but want to avert it all and
dash to the sidelines
never tell you how i feel
the joke though
really the funniest part of it all
is my audacity to believe
you and them and all of the signs
better to pretend it never happened
the click and the clatter
of the waltz you led my heart so willingly onto
only to find out i was dancing alone
watching the ghost of you.