fireflies in my palm
light the way to fantasy
i'm a child once more

In the hollow of my heart
I yearned for loves completion
Like the caterpillar yearns for wings
Cocoon enveloped in solitary darkness
Not yet aware of the transformation within

You gave me wings to fly
Made of glass and fragile like my soul
When I came to alight on the first bloom
They shattered and dropped like cellophane tears
And once more I was incomplete

I didn't  think I could try again
Heart dry as dust and no more tears to cry
But I heard you calling my name
And knew deep inside
That you had never left me

Filled now, like a cupful of crystal water
Spilling over and spreading in rivulets
Running in streams but never running out
My lips are soft and I thirst no more
Satisfied from the inside out with you

Welcome me
I need a kind word

Born of so much self doubt
And too much time on my hands

Like the clock that keeps repeating
Ticking, talking, over and over

I watch the fish in the aquarium
Swim aimlessly forth and back

And I pretend that the bubbling sound
Is a peaceful stream next to me

Meaningful conversation escapes me
It's hard to talk to the wall