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I WANT :
to be wanted
- and I am -
to be needed
- and I am -
to be revered
- and I am -
I WANT :
a trophy, a triumph
a savior, a lover
a child, a muse
a future, a cover
a challenge, a goal
a father, a brother.
I WANT:
someone who must love me
- someone to rescue who will rescue me too,
whose rash vitality will restore my youth -
someone who must love me
- someone beside me or hopefully near,
a reliable ally in my battle with fear -
someone who must love me
- someone whose heart will speak with my breath
and continue the dialogue after my death.
I WANT:
- you
- who I get
- in incidental increments
- from another continent.
I WANT :
to hold you
- but I can’t -
to be held
- but you don’t -
to be together
- but we won’t.
Just once,
why can’t I have what
I WANT ?
