Expect nothing; she (already) is everything

We pass them by daily

Spectacles, messy hair, an uncertain smile

Tall, short, average of height

They blur into the background, invisible

She is not the one with the coy smile

The one dressed in a crop top or a tight shirt

Short pants for you to leer at

Yoga pants to oogle

This girl is sensible

She does not show what she has to the world

Call it double standards, call it pragmatism

A girl that has her priorities in check

Seeking for a lfie beyond that of the office

Fighting for her future instead of wasting it;

Ignoring feminism, rightly so

A concept so far warped it could be called equality

She walks quietly, softly

Unnoticed to all but myself

Watching her quietly, eyes soft

Unguarded as much as she is

Fully aware that her walls are quick to shut tight once more

View her expression; see it tighten

Sour as yet another guy brushes past, too close for comfort

I cannot do anything

It is not my responsibility

And yet the urge to reach out, to help persists

I fight it till she leaves

Praying for her future

Praying for her soul

May time treat her well

May her choices keep her whole

These are these girls' stories

The ones most jocks ignore

When they rise, rise far above you

Remember they've evened the score

Give me time and effort

Perhaps I will match, meet with one

If she gives me the time of day, then

My work is pretty much done

A future walked together, she and I

A future so bright, so light I could fly

Yet time moves cruelly on

My heart grows hesitant so

Things that used to allow people to bond

Topics that I would rather throw

I want to face my demons

Want to face it all

I want to do this not alone

Then I will not fear a fall

Trust not in myself but her

My future tied to a person, not an idea

Dangerous as it might seem

Much better than onomatopeia

Wistful thoughts, quiet observation, roaming eye

Times when my thoughts come on by

These are the girls I see

These are the gems I know

These are the ones I'd love to date

These are the ones I let go