You Don't Make Me Feel

you don't make me feel
like i have spinach in my teeth

you make me feel
like it wouldn't matter if i did

you don't make me feel
like what i'm wearing makes or breaks me
like my flaws are front and center
like someone else is always better
or that i'm less than you
though i may well be

you don't make me feel
like i have to leap to get you
or that getting to know you
is like reading a tiny font sonnet
by candlelight

you don't make me feel
frantically romantic
like i'm holding a scintillating sparkler
ready to burn my fingers
at the end of its short life

you do make me feel
a calm happiness
like the kind of day
when the sun's radiant heat
seeps into your skin
and warms your soul

you don't make me feel
like a mere mortal
standing before a Greek god
i love that kind of shit
but it's not healthy
and i'm better without it

you don't make me feel
like your hugs are a favor

you do make me feel
like you don't want to let me go


you make me feel
like i matter