She sits back row in the morning rain
Fog on the quad, leaves stuck to my shoes
Campus bells ring like a warning sign
But I keep staring at the side of her view
Wire frames carve little storms on her face
Dark hair cut like a curtain, blunt edge
Straight line, sharp line, right at her chin
Hiding every thought that I can’t quite catch
I’m late to class, backpack half-zipped
Still my mind runs laps around her desk
Got the window seat just to watch her silhouette
Tree branches outside look less complex
I shaved my head in the dorm sink, laughing
Hair in the drain like a failed disguise
Black bottle spinning on the tile at midnight
Jager on my tongue, her name in my mind
Hannah
Echoes through the lecture hall in my skull
Like a riot in a library, breaking my calm
Hannah
One word crash in a crowded room
You don’t see me watching, but you bloom
We pass by the lake on the way to stats
Wind kicks up and the ducks take flight
She’s scrolling some page I’ll never read
Eyes behind glass cut through the light
Oak trees lean in like they’re trying to hear
What’s hidden in the bangs over one cold ear
She tucks a strand back, world goes blank
Heart hits harder than the dorm wall planks
Study group nights, she just hums along
Highlight pen bleeding neon in her book
I rap in the margins, scratching out lines
While she chews on her lip and I forget how to look
Buzzcut burns as the clippers bite
Mirror smeared, everything off-center
Shot after shot from that bitter green fire
I chase her shadow through my own reflection
Hannah
Echoes through the lecture hall in my skull
Like a riot in a library, breaking my calm
Hannah
One word crash in a crowded room
You don’t see me watching, but you bloom
Storm over campus, sky gone black
Rain on the brick like a ticking clock
Her umbrella’s red in a sea of gray
I trail three steps but my courage stops
Bare scalp cold, hoodie up, I choke
On every line I swore I’d say
River by the stadium’s running high
Like the words I drown and throw away
Hannah
Echoes through the lecture hall in my skull
Like a riot in a library, breaking my calm
Hannah
One word crash in a crowded room
You don’t see me watching, but you bloom