I have a heart
to tell to you
I brace my mind
and begin
I open up to
your mercy
I hold a gaze
into your eyes
All that you have to say is,
"But. . ."
Or, respond with,
"I. . ."
Are you at all
interested
in a life but
yours?
I've met many modern
women and men
Sure as death it
seems you would
rather not share so
much as eagerly compete
Your words and terms
usher in necrosis
I am empathetic
to your plight, but
I have to give it back
and confidently ask,
"Is
this
friend
ship?"
"Is
this
friend
ship
to
me?"
I wish to give of all my self
to those that listen well
as I've been listening in for all my life
and I know your deepest prosperity
is yours to find and not mine,
so
I
will
leave
it up
to you
instead.
Blessing
and
boon
Blessing
and
boon
To the friends I've never met.
It's important to me that I tell you, I've found that expectation
is not the same as setting standards and you're allowed
to distance yourself for health when you can't get through
to a person who wants to be around you.
There is a gentle way to let them down.
Don't make it all about their actions.
Be brave enough to explain how you feel.
If you see their eyes alight and soft.
You will know the love is good and real.
If not. . .
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