running down corridors shaped like
arteries and veins
there's a chronicle of
girls on shuffle
and traffic lights blinking
while pretty boys blink at you from the sidelines,
saying without words that they think you're something else altogether,
screaming with their eyes, their silent lips scream
kiss me.
you've been the kind of attractive that had
them running into walls because
they were looking the wrong way,
oh.
and the only people you are comfortable around
are the girls
because you've always belonged
in a nail-polish squad.
your sense of aesthetic
works in your favour
when shopping for cardigans and
new beginnings.
you've been the ki