Charm Alarm – 24th November 1984

As you slide past you touch my side
You float so casually as birds in the sky glide
Eyes meet for the first time, you set my alarm
How can I miss your smiling charm?
Your foot is tapping to the musical beat
I knock back a drink to cool down the heat
The feeling’s strange, you radiate charm
But I feel like I’ve got a needle in my arm
The words are spoken ‘Where shall we go?’
And your charm still sparkles as you say no
That needle pushes deeper into my arm
And I turn off the bell of my charm alarm

7th August 2023 – During my upper school (junior high) years my self-confidence slowly decreased and got even worse after leaving school. I’m not sure what contributed to this beyond my undiagnosed depression. I guess there were many factors and I was also of the feeling that I wanted a girl to like me for who I was, not just because it was part of a chase for sex and consequently, I missed many opportunities. I never initiated anything, always waiting for the girl to make the first move. I felt this was respectful. It was the general consensus at the time though that girls didn’t do the initiating.

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