How To Look Both Ways Before You Cross The Street

First,
you slow down.

Your skin slices open revealing those last "I love you's" and

suddenly all the emotions of sneaking out after 3 A.M. come dripping out of your skin.


Second,

You flip a switch.

For a moment the switch inside turns off emotions you have felt for so long that now you feel nothing at all.


Third,

You look at how far the other side of the street is,

and vomit mouths of memories onto the sidewalk, just to watch them play out like a VCR on rewind.

Forth,

You take a step into the street but then step on his T-shirt on your bedroom floor and suddenly your insides spill out all over again.

Fifth,

You realize
that maybe this step, or the next,
you'll fall in love all over again.
with a boy who has never gotten into a first fight with his parents.

Sixth,

Would the outcome be any different if you got hit by one of these cars?

Seventh,

Love was just a word until he said it,
but this is just a street.

Eighth,

This is just a street,
but people down the road
ask if you will ever "find the one" and your left saying, yeah, i already found him, except he just didn't feel the same lol.

Ninth,

More steps.

Tenth,

More steps...