Spilled Tea

The Taste Of Water

You and I talked today
about the taste of water.
The way this makes it
hard to drink.
Isn't life like this, though?
We're all in search
of sweeter tasting things,
yet there has to be
some kind of balance.
It's never healthy
to drink nothing
but sugary things,
no matter the fact
that they taste better.
The water is essential to living.
We always have to keep living,
even in the hard times.
You and I know this.
We can't stop.
People like you
make me not want to stop.
You remind me
that another's understanding
is possible.
I hope the person
I end up with
has this same quality.
The water of life
sometimes comes
in the form of lessons
to be learned.
I know that sometimes,
it feels like all life
has allowed you
to have is water.
My lessons have
felt never ending,
and I know yours have too.
I've never met someone
who I've related to
on such a personal
and mental level.
Isn't it funny
how close in proximity
we've been,
yet I'm only truly
growing to know you now?
I feel as though
time has been stolen.
One month feels
much too short.
Although, this week has proven
that it feels as though
you've been around much longer.
I'm not sure if this makes
the prospect of such
a short span of time
better or worse.
I hope life doesn't
involve its 'water'
more than necessary
in the life of us.
Let me be somebody
to you that provides
the type of interaction
that you need.
All I ask is this:
please don't forget
you are one of the people
who make me feel safe.
Your kind words
and physical affection are
the only reciprocation
that I could ever need.