Nice to meet me

Hi, nice to meet you

Where should I begin?

I could give you the easy version

But where’s the fun in it?

I overthink a little

Then jump without a plan

I like to understand the world

And build what I can

I can spend hours fixing

Something no one asked me to

Just because someone said

“I don’t think you can do it”

Oops… now I have to

I may look quiet at first

Give me a little time

There’s a whole universe

Hiding behind these eyes

So hi, nice to meet me

I’m a little hard to read

Half logic, half daydreams

And way too much energy

I’ll sing when words don’t work

Make a joke when life gets worse

Give me a problem, I’ll find a way

Give me a song, I might stay all day

I care too much

I think too fast

I keep little pieces of my past

But if you’re wondering who I am—

Well…

Nice to meet me, here I am

I like computers, music

Drawing worlds that don’t exist

Give me something complicated

I’ll probably make a list

I like saving every minute

So I can waste three hours

Creating something useless

Just because the idea was ours

And if I call you my friend

There’s something you should know

I don’t always say I need you

But I won’t easily let you go

I’m independent, mostly

Until someone steals my heart

Then suddenly I’m wondering

When exactly did this start?

So hi, nice to meet me

I’m a little hard to read

Half logic, half daydreams

And way too much energy

I’ll sing when words don’t work

Make a joke when life gets worse

Give me a problem, I’ll find a way

Give me a song, I might stay all day

I care too much

I think too fast

I keep little pieces of my past

But if you’re wondering who I am—

Well…

Nice to meet me, here I am

There’s a younger me inside

Who still believes in magic nights

A tougher one who learned to say

“You don’t get to treat me that way”

And somewhere in between the two

Is probably the closest thing to truth

I’m still learning when to give

And when to keep something for me

Still figuring out exactly

Who I’m allowed to be

But I laugh loud

I dream big

I get obsessed with little things

I love deeply

Sometimes foolishly

And I wouldn’t change everything

So hi, nice to meet me

There’s still plenty left to see

Half logic, half daydreams

A beautiful mess of everything

I might disappear into a song

Or talk with you the whole night long

Give me a challenge, I’ll probably try

Tell me I can’t—

And that’s goodbye

To every reason not to see

What else this life could give to me

I care too much

I laugh too fast

I’m building futures from my past

And I don’t know who I’ll become

But that’s okay

For now—

Hi.

I’m Hiko.

Nice to meet you.