i sat back, watching
i saw everything unfold from my shadows
if i could shrink back into the darkness
then i should be able to slink back into the light
yet i'm kept behind, i'm left here in the void
left to watch, just watch
is that all i can do? the window traps me already
say it, tell me i'm not supposed to be here
tell me i belong in your arms, in anyone's arms
because at this point, i'm begging
truly begging, please, please, please
don't kiss him, don't touch him
i want to look away, but i have to stare
i'm transfixed, completely enraptured
because otherwise who will show me such love?
this is the only semblance i have to it, and yet
it burns me, turns my chest into bushfires in Australia