uncaught

[gailsedotes]

i'm flailing
i know this
this is me dropping the ball
this is me lost
this is me holding out my hand
for the promise you made
to be there

empty

i twisted my world about
to hold you
i rocked you in my arms
head on my breast
and soothed your madness
fed you
warmed you
hoped

i gave you shiny pieces of myself
and for a while you gave them back
reshaped and glowing

but now they fall through my fingers
and you pat me on the head
hoping
i will fix myself
or fade away

I chose this
I held you
I let the pieces fall
uncaught

Oct. 10th, 2010