Obvious

Heat in my throat Rush to my face Line on a screen Pulls me back to that place The chair Your hands Name on the chat Sudden flood in my chest Like you’re right where I’m at Every breath Too loud Every thought Too proud Like my body’s Giving me away I feel obvious Like the whole room knows Red cheeks Shaking hands And the secret shows Transparent skin You see straight through Collared in my head Still answering to you I feel obvious And there’s nothing I can do Still on your lap In my memory Rules in my ribs Pressing into me Your lesson lodged Deep in my spine Your ghost at my shoulder Drawing the line Every glance Feels sharp Cuts a path To my heart Like a spotlight On the way I ache I feel obvious Like the whole room knows Red cheeks Shaking hands And the secret shows Transparent skin You see straight through Collared in my head Still answering to you I feel obvious And there’s nothing I can do Embarrassed Seen Hot under the seams Judged in my jeans For invisible things But under the shame There’s a quiet truth I’m tethered I’m trembling And it leads to you I feel obvious Like the whole room knows Red cheeks Shaking hands And the secret shows Transparent skin You see straight through Collared in my head Still answering to you I feel obvious And somehow it feels true… (… because it is true…) I’m tethered… I’m trembling… And it leads to you