My Beating Heart

Give me space

I say to my heart

Only I have the eyes

to see what I need

Only I have the mouth

that can call for
the things I crave

You can watch me drift

if that’s what you see

But I know
that I’m not drifting
aimlessly

There's a purpose
in my direction
Even if no one 
can see the patterns
in my wake
I know the things
I need
The things
I crave
It's up to me
to be open
For the sake
of my own
beating heart



-August 2018