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What I Need

Right now, I need someone

I need someone to hold.

I need someone to keep safe.

To keep another safe makes me

Safe.

 

Feeling another's head lean,

Brush up against my cheek.

Noticing the tickle of an eyelash

Gliding, whimsically over my skin.

 

I don't feel secure

I don't feel lost.

I'm trapped in a limbo:

Peace holding me in stasis,

Sorrow reaching for my heels.

 

I need someone to hold

I need someone to keep safe.

No.

Not someone.

You.

 

Don't think I don't need you.

I need you in the morning

I need you at the sunset

 

You, more than anyone.

More than a father's love

More than a mother's

 

And when you ask "Why?"

I think it's obvious:

You're everything

I want to be.

 

In your dreams I see

My own desires

My own needs

 

Your eyes hold a glow so intense

I wonder that the stars shine

Through their petty jealousy.

 

If you still don't understand

I'll say it one more time:

You're everything

I want for me.

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Jun 17, 2013
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