Girls Like You...

No one ever told me there'd be girls like you

I was never warned of divine intellect behind devilish grins & swaying hips guarding cores of wonder that would breach my heart

Only reminders in the experience of others that share it through the films we Love

Maybe it was because I took my time & no one was worried enough

I was never the one who rushed into the grips of society

It was never alluring to my spirit

Fear & anxiety had a firmer hold on me

Small tugs as they were, I was kept from running into the arms of another

Although, I'm not sure things would be much different had I gotten loose any earlier

My shortcomings compared to my peers came to life in my stance

Although, looking up at the world came in handy when it was my time to interact with it

The words I stored within myself must have marinated in the foreshadowing of my passion

Fruitful sentiments formed, mist-like in my presence

An aroma providing therapeutic vulnerability

Meshed with a habit, born of a coy heart

Leaving room for others'

I knew what to say & I knew how to listen

That's all a girl really needs after a run of cauliflower ears

Young boys with widened eyes, sound catchers beaten in with the intentions of older boys before them

Men are born as ears are opened

But we aren't taught this foreign phenomenon

We aren't as sheltered & kept as the princesses of the world

The girls are told to halt at the sight of us, but we're never shown to hinder ourselves

Nor are we reminded that we face the same fate as our royal prey

At least I wasn't...or if I was, it was all forgotten when I met girls like you