What I Really Wanted
i wanted you to chase me
in circles
round and round
upside down
i wanted to fall down
trip
stumble deeper into love with you
i wanted your love
to be so big
you couldn’t contain it
that you’d have to break out in
some kind of song
or dance
or something
something
grandiose and romantic and
wildly unlike you.
instead,
you stayed away,
just like i asked,
playing the nice guy,
always the nice guy,
and i sat by myself wondering
how deep love goes with you.