stop

just stop it

stop the length of time between our talks

stop the condescending way you look at me when I tell you what I really mean

stop making me feel bad for wanting us to be happy

stop wishing we were back together and make it happen

stop trying to find the words that are on the tip of your heart

stop saying what your friends told you to, they don't fit who you are

stop not writing me and not calling me
because you're afraid

stop being such a child and hold me like a man

stop it, dammit,
before I stop smiling again
~

12-21-1999