take off your cool

You know James Bond films to Spike Lee Joints
You went cover to cover with John Grisham and got the point
Have you always been this down to Mars?
Can’t imagine how surprising with no cool on, you are

You’ve read between the lines between needle and haystack
You know when the Jedi returns and when the Empire strikes back
For hours, I could watch you decipher between Etta James and Billie Holiday
But what do you speak about when you put your cool away?

If I wanted to critique your fashion sense
I’d be at your favorite department store
But I’m not. I’m here at your door
I just want to see you
Maybe just once without your cool

I’m not saying style and swagger aren’t endearing
That’s what initially caught my eyes
The right jeans, the right shoes, the right walk are all fine
But I’m exhausted from hurdling over your disguise
I just want to see you
Maybe just for once without your cool

I wonder if your voice rings
I wonder if your hair falls
I wonder your head nods to beat
I wonder if your eyes are as deep
The same way they do now
as when you take off your cool