i never meant to catch feelings for you
it was a promise i made to myself
because i know
all who i come to care about end up
hurting me
leaving me
taking a piece of my heart
and leaving it in tatters on the floor
and yet
i find myself caught up in a turmoil of emotion
like a drowning man caught in a riptide
tumbling over and over
no knowledge of right way up
and just when i think i've breached the surface
heaving gasps of sweet fresh air
i'm pulled under
and all because i found myself
mesmorised by the pull of your eyes
