i’ve been having a terrible pain
craning my neck in search
for my soulmate, in vain
where could they be on earth?
my muscles continue to hurt
while i’m looking all around me
happy faces, grinning flirts
and i’m tamping down the envy
the ache doesn’t go away
even if i try to keep my head down
trying to get through each day,
examining the ground
my tendons still clench
when i stretch back to look behind
remembering when i was dense
and in sweeter, fluffier times
only when i look straight ahead
crack my neck, burst the bubbles
floating around in my head
can the pain be gone, no more trouble