IDENTITY

When I said

I'd meet you half-way

I meant all the way

Because

Those are just words

We all say

And

When I say them

I want to lie to your face

But

I want to lie

To exceed your expectations

So that you're so ridiculously

Happy

You won't even entertain

The thought of going

Elsewhere

Because your needs

Are so full of being met

When you think about it

You get disgusted

At the concept of anyone

Touching my skin

With the same intent

That you have

And now that I've stated my case...

Perhaps, I can face the emotions

I wake up with daily,

Strewn out upon the table

In naked, raw detail

Leaving no doubt

In anyone's mind

How I feel

Because they (people) need to know

Because I need a witness

And because they do, too..

To give them a good reason

To keep loving

To wake up fresh to the world

Knowing the evil that exists

But having enough hope

That it carries them through

To that next smile

So they feel safe to stay

Rooted, not in comfort, necessarily

But in confidence

They are investing their steps

Their breath

Their eye contact

For a purpose

But, perhaps

It's just not that deep

And I'm in my head

And I was sick

Stuck in our bed

Hallucinating

What do you think?