Inside and Out

It makes me so nervous and scared

To again, put myself out there

My heart in your hands, and your hands in my hair

Scary witch eyes, looking back at me

I feel like I've travelled a thousand miles to get here

At first sight, struck by lightning

Did you feel it too? I think you do

I just want to lick the walls of your heart

And be intimately familiar with the chambers,

ventricles, arteries, capillaries and veins

Travelling these winding pathways

Until I find the quiet place inside

Where your soul lies

And curl up safe and warm, by your spark.

It makes me so anxious

To know that I could be let down again

That maybe it's all a dream

Maybe you aren't really who I think you are

Or will be, someday

But it won't stop me

From taking an arduous journey

Across the territory of your skin

Lines, scars, tattoos and where it hurts

The rhythm of your fingers

Dancing on guitar strings (better yet, dancing on me)

I want to know all of you

Inside and out.