When i see you

my heart shouldn't

start racing

and my breath shouldn't

catch in my throat

(but honey, it does)

.

you're off limits

because you dated

my (ex) best friend

and really

i shouldn't feel a thing

because good friends don't

fall for their (ex) friends

past boyfriends

.

so why am i getting lost

within your eyes

(i shouldn't)

and why are you attempting

to solve complicated math formulas

with me

even though you know

you're awful at math

(you shouldn't)

.

it's not allowed

not so soon

maybe not ever

.

(but we're two exes

and maybe it's different

or maybe we can

just pretend

for a while)