words (we do need)

"Just wait it out
And try to be as healthy as you can"
Not verbatim, but
Something pretty close to that
Contact with the eye
Seems called for when asking for help
that's the part where
I keep getting hung up

I've always been nervous
Ringing other people's door bells
Standing on the welcome mat
Hoping it's the right place and not a bad time

And it's a lie
That you only hurt yourself here
When you stay outside
The ring of your neighbor's porch light
And it's a lie
That you only hurt yourself here
When you stay outside
The ring of your neighbor's porch light

I'm thinking that you're all so kind
But you're all so very busy
Staring at a sign warning salesmen
And Mormons not to even try
Halloween was a bit of a nightmare
But at least I was anonymous then
Now I'm wondering
To what extent this is different
Asking you to coffee
Instead of for the number of your therapist

And I've always been nervous ringing
Other people's door bells
Standing on the welcome mat
Hoping it's the right place and not a bad time

And it's a lie
That you only hurt yourself here
When you stay outside
The ring of your neighbor's porch light
And it's a lie
That you only hurt yourself here
When you stay outside
The ring of your neighbor's porch light

I'm standing on the welcome mat
Just trying to breathe