The Space Between Friends (poem)
By Luke Labern
You may not know who 'you' is (yet)
But I hope you know who you are.
I hope
I give up on hope, and
Do those things I always promise you.
Promises seem to mean less when fulfilled
And more precisely when they're broken.
I promise,
I'm trying -- but I can't
Do this alone -- I need you
to see that 'you'
Is you.
When you do that,
You
and I
(might) become 'we'.
(Until such a time
As you decide that you like yourself more. Which you will.)
I promise.
But I hope you know who you are.
I hope
I give up on hope, and
Do those things I always promise you.
Promises seem to mean less when fulfilled
And more precisely when they're broken.
I promise,
I'm trying -- but I can't
Do this alone -- I need you
to see that 'you'
Is you.
When you do that,
You
and I
(might) become 'we'.
(Until such a time
As you decide that you like yourself more. Which you will.)
I promise.
A Poem,
Published 16 April 2012
Published 16 April 2012