Float Words
I float...slow My boat Filled with holes Acid tears f all The wood, Holds More water Than hope And He Hasn't come To save me Instead To maybe Just be By my side For as long As I'd like Show me How to waterproof My vessel How to use the tools I never Let myself Reach for He's here for Company Currently Coaxing me Gently Letting me Sense he Is more Than he says More than A friend He offers me Opportunity To be understood; My nature, My tendency To avoid Caring Kindness To expect Only clemency So he shows me How to care For each Piece Of the wood Beneath me How to treat it How to seal it Line it With the resiliency Of trust Of love Of things I'm not familiar w ith That he insists I deserve I observe As he Whispers His promises So as not to scare me He gives me space To escape To think To sink As I see fit As I am wary Of his...