watching you pretend you’re unaffected
you’re pulling our connections
expecting me to let you go
but i won’t

i know you don’t need my protection
but i’m in love—can’t blame me for checking
i love in yr direction, hoping that the message goes

somewhere close 2 u, close 2 u
like so close if they hurt you, you wouldn’t find out

[. . .]

if you let me, i’d be there by now