Let's jump to conclusions
Lay out all the expectations
Doubt each other from the start
Put up all our walls
Never open up
Let's try to forget we're falling hard
Keep all our thoughts tied up
All our words at the backs of our throats
Bite out tongues
Swallow the inevitable
Live for the days spent alone
Just us.
Pretend to be something we're not
If only for a day
If only for a week
If only for a year
Let's take this one second at a time
Tread carefully
You don't stand a chance
If you're going to take the fall
Jump.
Don't trip.
Make it count.
Do it with poise.
Jessica C. Galente, age 17
