6 A Chance at “Trying This”

I woke up at 7 AM

My nervous system

Ignored the melatonin pill

I swallowed 4 hours ago

The butterflies in my stomach

Created an effect with their wings

Making it hard for me to drift off

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It’s been years since I woke up before the alarm. I have nothing to be worried about and everything to be happy for. I set it for 9, but I’m up now. I look over to my phone and there you are. We fell asleep on FaceTime.

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I’m in piece

And I’m in peaces

Replaying your words,

“Because I still like you too.”

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I still like you too but I almost didn’t admit it

You have a habit of playing me like a Katy Perry song

Hot and cold

Yes, then no

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I’ve spent weeks being weak

Coming to terms with the fact

That you don’t like me back

That at some point

It is what it is like that

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I’ve spent days thinking that may-

Be I was right to not talk to you