Wearing her heart on her sleeve

She tries not to stare too much

She tries not to smile too obviously

She tries not to listen to the voices in her head and around her

She tries not to sit too close

She tries not to overthink

She tries not to dream too big

She tries not to dream at all

She tries not to think of what could be

She tries not to face what it really is

But at the end of it all

Her heart is still on her sleeve

But again, at the end of it all

She tries to hide her sleeve

And again at the end of it all

She can’t help but love