smirk

i'd love to amaze you at first glance
and for the first thing i say to be the start of a life changing romance
but the truth is sometimes i feel quite boring
there's not always a lot to say

in fact i stare at the walls a lot
my face can be quite bland
and i tell people i'm tired

i think the truth is i'd like to wake up.
i'd like to not overlook so much ugliness in peoples lives
i'd like to dig deep in and make them ask questions
about the state of their being

and as for mine, i'd like to be inspired more
still i know that in order to be inspired, i must be willing to inspire others
with something worthwhile
with something so small as a smile
what difference would it make?
enough for me to give it a chance
then you glance
and your eyes get smaller as your cheeks rise in the act of a smirk
i feel as light as dirt
colorless, it's effortless
still i trust that the nature of ourselves will respond to importance
with the jump of a heart
the sink of my throat the pain in my eyes
walking on the ground as time flies