distress

and if i see you smile my way

and i tell you that you're beautiful

will that assuage my confusion

or will it feed the fire in my heart

breathtaking, i look away

because you're much too beautiful

will my mind recover

can it overcome this distress that's in my heart

or if i never see again

that look i thought i saw in your eyes

asking me to forsake my ideas

will that, in truth, be better for my heart

never ever did i want

to be someone's form of release

but something higher screams

-that i should think twice about it this time

entertain the idea and find a solution

in that it might-

overcome this distress that's in...