from the deep end
always taking the risk
out of confidence
out of love
taking your hand
smiling one last smile
we want it both
but it didn’t happen
words aren’t shared
we might have cared
but we wouldn’t know
feelings are felt
but not talked about
it’s two lives lived
at the same time
at the same place
circling around each other
for a few occasions
crossing paths
but don’t ever meet
just the two of us
not by chance
but as a date
it didn’t happen
maybe you tried
I didn’t notice
then I realized
but it was too late
just another game
I didn’t get
I don’t play to the rules

are there rules?

how can I find you
if you won’t let me
I’d rather jump from the deep end
from the ferry
make my body sink
let my mind think
and my eyes see
who cares
and who just looks away

if there are rules
where is the playbook
is there any chance
I can still get it
is there a discount already
or am I being too late again?

the summer is rolling in
I can feel that
with a look up to the clouds
eyes up
so my heart can’t fall deep
picking it back up
is too hurtful
so I will leave it there
in the dust
one day
taking the ferry
back home
wherever that might be.

        © Dominik Alexander / 2025
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