Oblivious

 Sometimes it creeps unexpectedly

Other times I will it

But being so loathsome of drama that I am,

I’ll just wave all my neuroses away

Lean my head back and squint at my dusty window

Stars are dimmed by the city street lights

I lay alone in my early 20’s

I lay alone with everything in front of me

Alone as my own person whom you’ll never know

I knew one day I’d tell you, I was once young

I was always laying in bed; waiting

Planning only how long I’d sleep in the next day

But little did I know, I wasn’t alone

Already, in me you were growing

The drama creeping in my head was nothing

Compared to you, beating away in my tummy

And altering my entire life -for a life with more meaning

Excitement and change was coming

And love was anticipated

And so you came along

- my stars no longer dim