ABOUT TO BE

There is this sweetness

Locked in you

You bury it and cover it

But it still grows daisies

You covet it

So they can't smother it

But it sneaks up

Anyways

You're better than you think

Those things in your head

Are just stories

You think you've passed it up

That you have true cause

To worry

But someone sees you

Sees right into you

Sees the bright light you are

They wished for you

Holding breath in tunnels

And at the sight of shooting stars

And it's funny

That while your hearts locked up

You already left the key

This delicate dance

Of pursuing you

Is what unlocks underneath

You want a man to be strident

To be patient yet relentless

To not pass on the prime moments

And to recognize the difference

To stand there next to you

Even if we're miles away

To slowly give back to you

The things that others take

I know you, I know already

When you holdback a smile

The corner of your mouth turns up

And you fight it all the while

Getting angry

Because you don't want to

To give in and let it shine

And I'll anger you

I promise

Because your smile

Is divine

I've looked for the right person

I've looked for the longest time

Set myself up for betrayal

Waded through longest lies

But I've known to just keep trying

No matter what may come my way

I've known if I keep looking

I will find her someday

And I know those words freak you out

Like "who is this fucking guy?"

"who is he - to think he knows me?"

"how pretentious, what a lie!"

"just another fucking whack job"

"I won't let get close to me!"

But the fact is

You already sense it

That maybe we're about to be

And it scares you

And I understand

You've kept it bottled up

Been screwed

Too many times

The last one really hurt you

Trusted one too many guys

While the fact is you weren't looking

You were waiting here for me

And then I came here

And I found you

Because we're about to be