Falling Again

Heart heavy, like an anchor in the tide,

Every glance you throw, my soul gets wide-eyed.

A smile that could melt a glacier,

Got me questioning my nature, my behavior.

Breath catching, chest tight, words stutter,

Tongue tied, feels like I’m caught in butter.

Eyes speak languages my lips can't mutter,

You're the calm in my storm, my lightning, my thunder.

Falling again, I’m spinning, I’m diving,

Every heartbeat feels like I’m surviving.

Falling again, no parachute, no plan,

Every time I crash, I’m a better man.

Your laugh—jazz notes in a smoky room,

It blooms, turns my winters into June.

Every step closer, gravity fades,

You’re a sunrise painting over my charcoaled shades.

Falling into you, like autumn leaves,

Vulnerable as a child wearing his heart on sleeves.

A risk, a gamble, a beautiful disease,

But I’d rather ache for you than ever feel at ease.

A maze I can’t escape, and I don’t even try,

Lost in the forest of your hazel eyes.

No compass, no map, just your touch,

It's too much, but not enough, I’m crushed.