I called you from a payphone
so your caller ID wouldn't know it was me
I hoped that you wouldn't be home
so I could leave a message after the beep
I dialed three digits
paused, then hung up
practiced what I'd say after the tone
but when all seven were dialed
two rings then "hello?"
my breath caught - I couldn't make a sound
no matter how many times
I see your face in the pictures
or hear your voice in recordings
from the music you make
I can't stop my heart from pounding
when I catch you real-time
and I lose all sense
of what to say
I try to think quick
but I've lost all my wit
and my moves become clumsy and numb
butterflies in my stomach
frog in my throat
ultimately, I've been struck dumb
damn you
Copyright 2004 Nightingale
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