do i look like i even bother?

you build me up,

you knock me down.

provoke a smile

and make me frown.

you are the queen of runaround

and you know it's true.

you chew me up

and spit me out.

enjoy the taste

i leave in your mouth.

you look at me,

i look at you.

neither of us know what to do.

immobilized by the thought of you,

paralyzed by the sight of you,

hypnotized by the words you say,

it's not true

but i believe it anyway.

there may not

be another way to your heart.

so i guess i'd better find a new way in.

i shiver when i hear your name.

think about you but it's not the same as how it used to be.

i won't be satisfied till i'm under your skin

but now i feel real sad.