You were the One

You were the one
Moving so fast it wasn’t me.
You were the one
Who wanted a relationship,
I just agreed.

The last relationship I was “in”,
Failed miserably.
Never was I the type to jump to conclusions
But the duty of observation, counting down to the seconds
Where things out to fall apart, it’s been mastered.

At first your texts were answered and sent out
In no more than two minutes.
Currently I have been waiting an hour for you to reply to a text,
Which simply said the nickname, I created for you.

You were the one
Texting me,
I was the one
Who replied only because it made me smile

It was your idea to fall asleep on the phone, not mine.
I just put my ear to the phone,
Listened to you suck your thumb in my ear,
And I wished I lay near you.
Cradled you to the rhythm of your heavy coarse breathing,
Which as a surprise didn’t matter
But here I was as close as I see myself, surfing a beach without water,
Being a creep beyond her feelings.
Smooth criminal.