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Seconds, please!

by Danielle Ernst

it all started with a second thought
a second glance
a second to think back about the first time
I held you close to me
a second longer than usual
I bet you never noticed
I’ve got a way
of slipping through the cracks
and sneaking around the backs of people's minds
but a girl gets tired of standing in the dark wings
she longs for a second or two in the spotlight
and more truthfully,
she longs to share it with an ever-present "HIM"
I speak from experience, you see
and on second thought
now I see
your second glances
I know you close your eyes at night
taking a second to think about the first time
you held me close to you
a second longer than usual
hoping no one would notice

I guess it all started when I did

01/13/2006

Author's Note: c. 2002

Posted on 01/13/2006
Copyright © 2026 Danielle Ernst

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