mood ring

i fell in love with you
on a friday. you
had just flown back from
florida the previous day and
came to see me play guitar
on a stage where
the colors are the brightest
and give us both migranes. 

i fell in love with you
on a friday. you 
held my hand in the back
in the dark,
stroking my thumb because
i was so nervous 
i was shaking. 
but everything turned out fine
because you were there.

i fell in love with you
on a friday. you 
came over to my house and
we sat in my room and 
at my piano, talking and
softly singing and just
happy to be together.
your mood ring was blue: happy.
my silver ring didn't change colors at all.

i fell in love with you
on a friday. you
gave me four painted wooden blocks
spelling out my nickname
and wrote tiny messages on the back.
i think i hugged you for at least 30 seconds
but it felt like eternity. 

i fell in love with you
on a friday. you
were standing in front of me
i was sitting on a table
and we almost kissed
but both backed off at the last minute.

i fell in love with you
on a friday
in the middle of august
and i'd like to think
you started falling for me 
at that exact moment. 

i'm still falling. 
but unlike the last time i fell
my wings aren't broken
and i can control
where i can land 
and how fast
i can really fall.

your mood ring is always blue when you're around me.
my silver ring doesn't change colors at all. 
but it would be blue
if it could read my emotions.