I fell for you

When I fell for you

I didn’t fall

Like an autumn leaf

Hanging onto life,

Finally breaking free.

I didn’t fall

Like a shooting star

Too fast, too bright

A passing streak of light

I didn’t fall

Like water in the fall

Without choice,

Without control.

I didn’t fall

Like a cookie

Dipped a bit too long

Crumbling to the bottom

Your love

Was a choice
Not a chance

I'm afraid

I'm afraid of silence
the kind that makes me question
my happiness behind my smiles.

I'm afraid of silence
that echoes back my own thoughts
They are kind of hard to ignore
when I have only them to hear.

I'm afraid of silence
the kind where I can hear the sound
of my tears, plop-plop
one drop at a time.

I'm afraid of silence
the one that sleeps, snoring
between us
I can't hear your heart.

I'm afraid of silence
that makes me feel lonely
in your company

Among all our dirty fights,
fought with angry words,
the slimy taunts and slamming doors
I'm afraid of this silence the most.