M's Poetry

Lessons

While the water rises
In this screaming stream
I feel so helpless
am I drowning me?
and I am being weighed down
by just the simplest things
when a word would save me
It's words I fear

If I falter
will you stand me up right?
If I showed up at your doorstep
would you keep me for the night
I think I trust you
I have lived all my life alone
I have learned bitter lessons
hurt happens even when you are closed
so I have decided that yes
yes...I want to live openly

Give me help
enrich this life
for I continue to hold the candle
and just like another mundane day
I burn myself
for all the times I have been afraid
baby you forced a conversation
and I thank you...more than words can express
cuz you were the one who opened my door
cuz you were the one who really heard me

If I falter
will you stand me up right?
If I showed up at your doorstep
would you keep me for the night
I think I trust you
I have lived all my life alone
I have learned bitter lessons
hurt happens even when you are closed
so I have decided that yes
yes...I want to live openly


2005@ Copyright by Megan Bishop








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