I cannot
voice
my thoughts
or feelings
they're all
jumbled up
running in circles
chasing their own tails and others'
I grab one
and I cringe
not that one
any one but that one
because I cannot control my ridiculous jitters
or little butterflies
for a person
I just met
and will never
meet again
and I know
even so
it would not have gone much further
but
for a minute or two
I wish
it would
