what am i to you?
i cling to strands
and falter with every word
i trip over my own feet
and am ineloquent
sharp, often too sharp
and ungraceful
and sometimes so lost
how might i serve you
when i often feel so small?
a drop in the vast sea of drops
part of one really big
drop
who am i, really?
i toil to be a better friend
and i only create brushfires
with my mindless tongue
that are sometimes hard to put out
how is it you forgive me,
how can i forgive me?
do i only do what you’re afraid
to do
or am i really the one
you admire, respect
and look up to?
i hope i’ve never let you down
my life is to never let you down
and whatever it is you see
in me
i’ll forever be me
for you
but mainly for me


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