Please be patient with me.
touching my heaving chest tenderly
let me close my eyes and leave me be
Just give me one moment
one moment
to let me breathe
inhale&exhale
Slooowly.
let me speak to myself
in the depths of my mind
let me unravel the coils
In my chest and in time
you can't always tell me
to get over the pain
Please be patient with me.
Let me take extra time
Though you may not understand why
I don't want to try something new today
I much rather stay at home.
see my facade of a smile
hidden under a mile
of tear stained memories and anxieties
And please understand.
Please be patient with me.
I am a hopeful mess
full of both joy and distress
proportioned equally.
And while some days I might give up on me
I hope that you wont and see
the beauty I can't see in myself
please be patient with me.
