cookies

"i think we've got something special
girl you and me, together we'll take over the world
you know i like you
i need you so
so happy i just wanna let everybody know"
-usher

she got me feelin' like the cavity is worth a bite of the cookie
somethin' like a loud secret; the irony of it all is bitter sweet
if she had a dollar for every time she heard the words
"i like you 'cuz you're real"
she'd be rich enough to quit her day job
if i had a dollar for every time i've felt this way about a girl;
and admitted it to her
i'd be living on the streets
'cuz cookies and toothaches come hand in hand
you can't have one and not the other

is this cookie worth the risk of ending up with a cavity?
yes. it is.
yes. she is.

me

"i've got you down to your very breath
and as much as you are deathly afraid of falling yet again
i'm almost as scared as you are;
you intimidate me

the fact that you have more control over my smiles than i do
blows my mind
when we "speak", i can almost imagine the facial expression you're wearing at the very second that you say nothing at all
so you asked the fortune cookie and it told you to ask the egg roll?
well you should have asked the egg roll because i'm sure that it would have helped you reassure yourself
considering the fact that you wanted it to be a secret
like the weather
but i managed to get you to slip into releasing yet another butterfly
and as you slowly begin to let the butterflies fly like they're meant to
i catch them and keep them selfishly
only because the beauty of it all amazes me

amazes me almost as much as the fact that you're you
and i'm me
who would have though right

wait.
nothing.
nevermind.

let's keep it plain and simple
i like you
and as much as you thought it was a secret
i know you like me too
no cockiness at all
it's just that i've got you down to your very breath
and i know you're deathly afraid of falling yet again
but guess what?

nothing.
nevermind.

so how 'bout them Giants?"
-Me

her

"so I wanted to try you on for size
&it turns out
I love how your hand fit perfectly in mine
&what can I say?
I'm simply taken by your rugged rudeness
yet the presence of your manners still throws me off-
in a good way, of course.
Weird how
all the little things I prefer-
are found in you,
down to the dimples&
"Idon'tgiveafuck" attitude.
Even crazier that-
my confidence doesn't phase you;
you know that I'm deathly afraid to get hurt once more...
&that I'm totally aware of these band aids that don't heal-
that simply cover up the scars until the adhesives wear out.
What a silly hopeless attempt,
that you seem to see right through.

Honestly,
in all honesty,
I'm too scared to enjoy how we finish each other's sentences
or be content with the fact that we have more inside jokes
than I have ever had with anyone in my entire life,
cuz I don't wanna push you away like I have the rest.
Although they were coo,
we just didn't fit-
not even half as much as how me & you do.
I've pushed down the butterflies til their wings tickle the crevices of my insides.
Which is why I randomly giggle.

wait.
nothing.
nevermind.

(so when I went to Virgin mobile & asked the fortune cookie if I liked you
it told me to try the egg roll.
Do I like you?)
Hmm...
So how about them Giants?

I'll never admit it.
it'll be our little secret.
Like the change in weather,
&the phone number I call you on
Even though you're all over myspace & away messages.
So I guess I'll let a butterfly or two out with this poem
that I've been holding in for quite some time-
&see how kindly you react to them."
-Her

that hype

she's on that- stomach in your throat
smile more than you've ever had to
couldn't stop even if you wanted to
every word counts
don't sleep 'til your minutes start- hype

they're on that- you're hella cute
i love your writing
girl you got steeze
and damn your realness is amazing- hype

i'm on that- thought i could make it through your nap without calling or texting you and barely made it past the ten minute mark
kinda wanna tell you... nothing... nevermind...
bite my tongue because i'm walking too fast
the complete essence of you amazes me- hype

funny thing about it is that
either way you turn
no one is really on the same level
so please... get on my hype