Merry-Go-Round
By Amy Sedgemore.
One Smile.
In an instant, my heart leaps.
And I am struck. Fallen, so deep.
You don’t even know it but in spite of myself,
You’ve already taken my heart, off of the shelf.
Your eyes lock onto mine, and I am frozen in glue.
Relentlessly my thoughts, drag me back to you.
How did this happen? This can’t be right.
Why am I invisible? In plain sight?
I should walk straight out the door; get off this ride.
I do deserve better and I have my pride.
I respect myself more than to let you take apart,
My already bruised and battered heart.
Accidentally or on purpose, makes no difference to me.
Because now that I know better, just wait, you'll see.
Torment lies between my guarded heart and mind.
But can’t I press fast forward, instead of rewind?
For a moment, I stay strong. I stubbornly resist.
Please don't tempt me; stand down and desist.
I tell you I’m immune to your hypnotic charm.
Yet before I know it, I waiver and disarm.
One Hello
One Smile
One Subtle Glance
One Touch
One Kiss
One Single Dance
Blow by blow, the wall I struggle to maintain,
Tumbles and falls; swirls right down the drain.
Weakened, it falters. It shatters apart.
Again I find myself right back at the start.
And I
Climb on board.
Hold on tight.
Close my eyes.
And take flight.
I spin and turn, twist around and around,
I've dizzily stumbled onto this Merry-Go-Round.
By Amy Sedgemore.
One Smile.
In an instant, my heart leaps.
And I am struck. Fallen, so deep.
You don’t even know it but in spite of myself,
You’ve already taken my heart, off of the shelf.
Your eyes lock onto mine, and I am frozen in glue.
Relentlessly my thoughts, drag me back to you.
How did this happen? This can’t be right.
Why am I invisible? In plain sight?
I should walk straight out the door; get off this ride.
I do deserve better and I have my pride.
I respect myself more than to let you take apart,
My already bruised and battered heart.
Accidentally or on purpose, makes no difference to me.
Because now that I know better, just wait, you'll see.
Torment lies between my guarded heart and mind.
But can’t I press fast forward, instead of rewind?
For a moment, I stay strong. I stubbornly resist.
Please don't tempt me; stand down and desist.
I tell you I’m immune to your hypnotic charm.
Yet before I know it, I waiver and disarm.
One Hello
One Smile
One Subtle Glance
One Touch
One Kiss
One Single Dance
Blow by blow, the wall I struggle to maintain,
Tumbles and falls; swirls right down the drain.
Weakened, it falters. It shatters apart.
Again I find myself right back at the start.
And I
Climb on board.
Hold on tight.
Close my eyes.
And take flight.
I spin and turn, twist around and around,
I've dizzily stumbled onto this Merry-Go-Round.