I’ve been distracted much of the day by a stiff neck and an Amazon snafu, plus I went to a reading this afternoon, so I tried to make something out of this line I’ve had in my head since yesterday…
1
I want to tell you that you’re beautiful—
but you must hear that several times a day
I want to tell you that you’re beautiful—
but you already have enough on your plate
I want to tell you that you’re beautiful—
but you’re out with your friends, having a good time
I want to tell you that you’re beautiful—
but you clearly have other things on your mind
I want to tell you that you’re beautiful—
but you’re in the middle of your shift, busy at work
I want to tell you that you’re beautiful—
but you’re deep in concentration, reading that book
2
I want to tell you that you’re beautiful—
but I’ve never met you before
I want to tell you that you’re beautiful—
but I suspect you’d rather be ignored
I want to tell you that you’re beautiful—
but I’m not prepared to follow through
I want to tell you that you’re beautiful—
but I don’t want to disturb you
I want to tell you that you’re beautiful—
but I don’t want to make you afraid
I want to tell you that you’re beautiful—
but I don’t want to be that guy
3
I want to tell you that you’re beautiful—
but what would you do with that information?
(8 October 2017)