the breeze is shifting and you like the feel of it
on your fingers
but i know what you need and inside what you want
that one day someone take that hand instead
so i’m going to put my hand in yours
If that’s okay
you close your eyes counting,
the sun might be on your face,
or you might just be hoping when you open them
someone is taking up precious space
and that is me
and that is my place
If that’s okay
the things you do
I read them like a precious children’s book
and the things you dream
I see them, too
I know how to see them through
when you speed up with joy
and slow down in doubting concern
you speak in whispers under your breath
you think you might be out of turn
I’ll answer each comment with one of my own
I hear them all the time and I’ve always known
If that’s okay
the fears that ground you
and keep you safe
in the basement of your wants
just close enough and far enough away
I know how to reach you even there
I know how to stay
If that’s okay
the things you do
I read them like a precious children’s book
and the things you dream
I see them too
I know how to see them through
how you wish to find something
a piece you’ve always been missing
it is as if I have always been listening
to the sounds of all you were wishing
and I just happen to fit in that exact shape
As if it’s always been that way
If that’s okay
-Les’Nspired
