Putting it Out There.

I don’t want

To always be

The one who makes the first move.

I want someone else to be the one

Who steps up

And puts their feelings out there.

Not in a text.

Not through a friend.

Instead,

I want to be told to my face

That they like me.

That they want to see me.

That they want to hang out with me.

People always put me in positions

To be the one that puts my heart on the line.

They want me to do the work,

The heavy lifting

So that they can claim the prize.

But

Just once

I want someone to lay it all on the line for me.