i can't let you in
until i let me in
i’ve tried many times
it doesn't work that way
you see it's me
i'm after and it’s you
you’re after
when we believe
it's out there
not in me or you
we chase around
when the whole time
it’s inside we must go
all the way
down to the bottom
into the dark
how could we know
when in all directions
life beckons us
every single solitary thing
screams (hey) it's over here
what you need is in the world
no it isn’t
it doesn’t work that way
nobody knows
nobody shows
nobody goes
where it flows
how we must dive deep
into where love abides
no one can give us
the love we long for
until we do
that’s how it works
pe kaplan, 2025