Fate

But what if I smile for just a moment too long?

What if I sweet-talk my way into your thoughts?

I think I have it in me to resist the pull, even when it is strong,

Even when you feel like sunshine to a blinded moth.

And what if my youth lingers in your eyes for decades?

What if all it takes is just one willful gaze?

There is this string in me, singing that I met you too late,

Warning me to not treat my time as a game.

So, what if I just ask you to stay around for a while?

What if I beg on my knees, what if you beg too?

I wonder if fate is taking notes with a big smile,

Wanting me to self-sabotage the love I have for you.

-Jackie