You were all sharp edges,
Razor blades and screams
Wrapped up in the blackest of eyes.
Everyone was afraid of you.
That feral grin,
The smell of dirt and grime,
The way you looked like you didn't care
About any of it.
I was afraid too
But your hair...
It was the same color as mine.
And you were standing all alone.
I walked over to you,
My heart screaming at me to turn back
I stuck out my hand.
And told you my name.
The other kids looked on in horror.
The teachers held their breath
You turned that grin on me
And we were friends
But that was our beginning,
You and me
Against a world
That would never understand
Your feral grin,
My bright eyes,
Our hands intertwined
Young love, they said...
But that wasn't it.
We were the storm,
The other children fled from us,
Our otherness
Our intensity
Your intensity
We were us
That was all there was to understand
Where you began
Where I ended
With a smile and a look
I knew your heart
And you knew mine
You always knew
You saw
You and Me
