You want to go deep But sneer talking about the weather You want the real stuff But don’t hear the question “Am I safe here?” You’re missing it It might rain later Life falls from heaven! And it’s so hot my Tomatoes are lost Losing track of time And I might lose myself I say, “eh, I’m fine, but things are hard, you know?” And you rush past it To the next big thing I say, “hangin’ in there. And you?” Seen on Thursday, 6:35 p.m. Small steps forward, Big steps back Marbles in the jar and out With an ache of vulnerability A meme, a text, a question To break the ice Attempts to connect Passing by unnoticed Hearts on the line Desperate to be seen While you’re waiting for Real life to start What if weather is a wonder? What if trust is built In small conversations In gentleness and interest In reciprocation and relief and “me too” Where more is said than words.
Tag: friendship
Relating
I don’t know how you feel
I haven’t had your particular expression
Of grief, of loss, of pain
I can’t say I’ve been through that
Exactly, particularly, specifically
In the ways you experienced it
But I do know what it’s like
To be what parents fear for their child
To grow up and become
I do know what it’s like
For every cell to groan with need
For answers and Why and I hate this
I do know how it feels
To have so much love to give
If only someone wanted it, wanted me
I know intimately the story
Of sitting in the soul dark silence
Knowing no one is coming to save you from this
I know being different, I know alone,
I know the constant low hum of fear
As you smile in a privileged outer life
I know Mirrorball, and
This is Me Trying,
And Tied Together With a Smile
I can’t say I know your life
But maybe in part,
And you know mine in some way
And we can see each other
As kin, and gently say
Me too. You are not the only one.
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