Something Called Maybe

Maybe I shouldn't have lied.

But then maybe I wouldn't be strong today.

Maybe I should've let them see me cry. 

Told them what the scars really meant. 

But then maybe I wouldn't wear them like secrets. 

I kinda like secrets. 

Maybe I should kiss him harder, each time we say goodnight. 

Maybe I should kiss him like it's the last time. 

But then maybe it would be and I don't ever want to lose him.

Maybe I shouldn't say everything I mean. 

But then maybe I'd still choke on poisonous words. Better to get them out, I think. 

Maybe I should get a tattoo. 

I probably will. 

Maybe I should drink more coffee and get addicted to caffeine and fit into that teenage stereotype. 

Maybe I should care more about school. 

But then maybe I should dye my hair blue(again) and pierce my tongue and get a bird named Captain Jack Sparrow. 

Maybe I should quit my job. 

Maybe I should wear short skirts in January. 

Maybe I should build a boat. 

Maybe I should bottle a star and see how long it lasts. 

Maybe I should sleep more. 

Definitely should sleep more. 

Maybe I should go to church. Devote myself to something I'm not sure exists, but it's better than not believing in anything except love? 

Maybe I should tell my love I always need him. 

It's always him. 

Maybe I should buy a motorcycle. 

Leave for out west and never look back. 

Maybe I should get a dog instead of a bird, and name it Baklava, after Polish dessert. 

Maybe he'd be sweet. 

Maybe this never stops. 

Maybe there is no ending. 

Maybe Everything is Something Called Maybe 

Stargirl

VT

17 years old

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