Poised and Prompted

Burden

I wish I could wander really far away,
Where I recognized no faces,
And no faces recognized me.

And I'd sit down by the water,
And stare into to the waves,
And not be repulsed by the reflection of my face.

With no one around,
And no one to hurt,
Maybe I could find just a little self worth.

Maybe I'd discover alone is how I should be,
There all by myself staring into the sea,
The least amount of harm a burden could be.

I'd no longer smother others with my care,
Because when I care I do everything I can to keep you there,
And if you care in return I tend to open up and over share.

Driving people away would no longer be a problem,
Skipping rocks on the waves,
Let them sink to the bottom.

Looking up at the surface of the water above,
Seeing the faces of all that I have ever loved,
Better off without the baggage that they are now free of.