By Zoe S. - 2024
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i don’t like to be present
most of the time i’m not there
here and then not
with every gust of air
i’ll stand behind when you talk
peer over your shoulder to see
but never really understand
how to live as one of three
i’ve followed you around
like a lost dog it seems
years of being in your presence
yet to you they’re all dreams
i don’t like being the third wheel
it feels like a stake in my heart
but i can’t bring myself
to end or to depart
i just want you to look…
want you to stare…
but i want the best for you
and I know I can't compare.
I shouldn’t feel like this
It’s childish, I know
But all I can think of
Is how I still can’t say no