like a little boy
February 13th, 2008i am, i do like a little boy. i just want you to look at me.
i jump, i raise my voice, i run in front of you, i laugh loud and cross the hall a million times, i just want you to look at me. i’ll say anything, i say things that call your attention. i look for one thing to comment to you, something clever and witty and fun, just to catch your attention, to surprise you, to impress you, to make you look at me. i come up with things, i exaggerate, i read and write, i search and research, i pretend i know, i never lie, for you to want to look at me. i lose hours, now and then, minute by minute, turning slightly, to see if you’re there, if you’re looking at me. and if i glimpse at you and you are, if i see you and you’re looking at me, if my eyes meet your eyes, then i’ll be happy, so happy.
it is that simple to make me happy. like a little boy.