You make me

why is it that you make me so hopeful
carting around your smile
like a wheelbarrow of good intentions
un-kept promises

why is that you make me so alienated
guarding your heart
like a momma bird protecting her nest
fortified emotions

why is it that you make me so caught
flitting around my cage
like a firefly in a jar
trapped aspirations

why is that you make me so needy
running around the neighborhood
like a five dollar crack whore
uncontrollable addiction

why is that you make me so nervous
stumbling around campus
like a date raped sorority girl
involuntary submission

why is that you make me so enslaved
meandering around the house
like a displaced servant
invisible fencing

why is that you make me so angry
treading around my garden
like a tornado thru a trailer park
wanton abandon

why is it that you make me so quiet
tip-toeing around the eggshell carpet
like a feather on the wind
quiet aversion

why is that you make me so jealous
fucking around on me
like an eighteen year old hormone
unbridled lust

why is it that you make me so happy
sauntering around our bedroom
like a middle age Casanova
satiated fulfillment