i fear
nothing i have,
i can give.

my ability
to become
what it is you

want/need

is not in me.
and i cannot
compete

with your everything.

you offer me
a new world
to live in.

and what can i do
but take
and i can't just

take everything.
i've got to move
slow these days.

my footing has proved
faulty
and always winds me up

jumping
or
falling.

that's why i am
always seeming
like i am tripping.

off balance
and unstable
and wanting to be

ready
but am not
completely.

i wish
and
i pray

every
single
fucking
night

that you will wait on me.

02/18/2012

Posted on 02/18/2012
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