I’m not sure when the right time would have been 

Or if there was ever going to be a time as good as this 

The only thing I knew was 

I had to try 

And so I did         

                Took a leap of faith without knowing how far the ground was 

It didn’t matter 

The only thing I knew was 

I had to try 

Too many years of indecisiveness 

Cold or hot – squeezed or held upside down 

Going or staying 

Believing that everyone had my best interest at heart 

There are times where I think about going back to the old ways 

But I refuse to be held down 

Refuse for my voice to be nothing more than a bookmark 

I want to be the whole book 

To know the story of one person 

And go out in a blaze of…. 

To pull away was difficult 

Away from the norm 

A way to be norm and a part 

Was proposed 

The ring didn’t sound the same as 

Individual 

Solo 

Free to make the choices that I wanted to 

Alas we both waited on a table 

Where I used to be – 

Bottled up 

Restricted 

Current me free to move as I please, 

She sat calmly 

Stared 

Plate of fries and a burger 

Too much for someone like me- 

But 

To my surprise she picked me 

Up 

And at that moment a connection was made 

She felt 

Warm 

Patient 

Passionate that this was what she wanted 

Across three fries I landed 

My final home I was entering