nervous

as i sit next to you on this bridge

i am nervous

and i am nervous

that the night is dark

yet you see  me perfectly

as if the light of day

is illuminating my soul to you

and i am nervous

that even though i am not one to talk

you can hear the story

my eyes tell

and although i try my best

to avoid eye contact

you are still able to catch bits and pieces

of the tales they hold

and the life they've lived

and it makes me nervous

that even though we are complete opposites

our minds are somehow synced

like the heartbeats of two musicians

playing alongside one another

and it just so happens

that our two harmonies 

are perfectly in tune

even though we sit in silence

as water laps against the rocks

and wind rustles through the branches

and i am nervous

because you make me nervous