You may catch me

Gawking, awkward almost stalking

Staring into realms beyond my reach

Trying to find the words I need

The words that bleed my brain

From inside out

I may be a stranger and in danger

Of accusatory stares and even

Pointed glares

As I steal into your eyes

To find the words; to find the phrase

To pull you from your haze and fix

The pain you feel beneath your painted smile

So I stare at you while

All along I know the risk I take

with every shaky move I make

Don’t want to spook you or enrage

So I choose to disengage but the empath in me

finds the way and forges on

someday they may find the cure

to fix the madness I endure

and the drama mama I’ll no longer be