What I need from
You more than anything
Is your hope that
We will be together
Some day some how
And eventually some where
Hope fuels my life
Without it we’re doomed
It’s the simple difference
Between waiting for life
To happen to us
Or making life happen
For us it’s the
Simple difference between our
Future and our destiny
We can wait for
One thing or chase
The other it’s the
Difference between living and
Simply waiting to die
These are the keys
To our owning happiness
It is now clear
That I’m certainly not
Meant to be with you
Forever this isn’t sad
For like the rain
Is to the spring
And the snow is
To the winter it’s
Obvious that I am
The thing that is
To make you be
You for everyone else
And then after years
Of jockeying after years
Of denying and trying
On this label and
Then that label finally
Tucked way in back
We both saw the
Same coat and tried
It on and paraded
About the store and
In front of mirrors
Looking at each other
And finally finally agreeing
This is the one
The one that fits
The one that feels
Right and makes us
Both better this one
And not the others
This one called boyfriend
Why do secrets hurt
Not just those that
We keep but those
Too that we share
Those that we keep
Gnaw from inside out
Those that we share
Are like rusty traps
Biting into those that
We love and often
Those that we love
Will chew off their
Own limbs to escape
Just be honest with
Me in the beginning
I will not judge
But if I’m ensnared
I will definitely flee
In order to survive
And finally it happened
You made a friend
Someone your own age
Someone that sees the
World through your eyes
And not just mine
Mine are foggy smeared
With the grime of
Life heartbreak and experience
While you and your
Friend don’t wear glasses
Now is the time
For you to run
Away from the shadows
That I have become
And into your noontime
Sun which casts no
Shadow as it’s overhead
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 