Because I Fell For You

I suppose this is one of those poems that is simple and to the point. I just want the reader to actually get it and not be stuck trying to figure out what is it that I am trying to say. I don't know if this is done, because I just wrote it...but I think I like it as is. So, without further ado...

Because I Fell For You
© copyright - Tiana Monet Wilson

I fell for you.

Hard.

I let down my guard.

I reached cloud nine but in contrast

bricks caught me instead of your arms

rocks embraced me instead of your hands

scars are becoming memories instead of your kisses.

I fell for you.

This isn’t to say that you didn’t reach out

but maybe you did not extend those ever so strong arms far enough to save me

Because I am here

and the blurred vision of you in the distance doesn’t seem to turn his head when I shout

that I fell for you.

I must have landed in your desert somewhere because I thirst only for your affection.

Yet, I don’t think you take well to my intentions.

I couldn’t help

that your smile captivates me

that your humor elevates me

that your laughter illuminates me

and how my heart beats faster when I hear your voice.

The road I want to take was supposed to be gated off

but we both know it was never my desire to steer in any other direction,

though I promise you I did try the other path for quite some time.

Until

I fell for you.

I swear I didn’t mean it

I didn’t think you’d see it

But now I can’t help but to release it.

I tried it control myself

But that is easier said than done

because every song I hear somehow reminds me of you

because every time I reminisce I wonder if my heart rate is high because I’ve been running through your mind

because every time I sit down to write a poem it somehow seems to spell out your name

because every time I want to talk, I want to talk to you

because from the moment when I first spoke to you, I wanted you…

I fell for you.

And being down here on my bed of bricks with bruises tattooed to my sides

I realized,

Or maybe think that,

Or maybe I actually am

down here by myself.

I fell for you

And it wouldn’t be so bad if you could just tell me if you fell for me too? And maybe that you want me the same way I want you…

Because I Fell For You
© copyright - Tiana Monet Wilson