
It’s not that I don’t know how to flirt
It’s not that I don’t do small talks,
But there is something about your eyes
That screams you want something more
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I told you I could kiss you
But pretended not to see your eyes expecting me to make a move
Instead, I smiled
And watched you trace the hair on my face with your hands
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You seemed to have missed the point
I said I “could”, not I “want”
So stop trying to figure out if I am shy or not.
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I smile not because I don’t know what to do
I smile because I am not ready for something new,
I have loved people who didn’t love me back
I have loved people who felt my love was too much,
I have loved people who didn’t want to love me anymore,
I have loved people who didn’t want any love at all
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So, I smile because I’ll rather not start something we both cannot finish
I smile because at the end of the day everybody leaves
I smile because, just like the others, you will soon find someone else to replace me.
Banji Coker
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