I Need

      

By Patrice W. Williams

I Need   I need someone to love me To hold me, to touch me To strengthen me, comfort me To build me up because I’m torn down From the outside in From the very people around me Time and time again As they see me from day to day They see the strength in me In their eyes, it never strays Often mistaken for me not needing Having it all But it’s that very platform of Their thoughts and none nurturing demeanor That tears me down Drowns my spirit Taking me to a dim place With low lighting and little heat To warm my body to crush and defeat Days of slumber and lying around In pity trying to pull myself From the slump I wallow in No longer desiring to continue The trend I’m setting Against the odds I’m still standing Landing in places never pictured in my mirror As the image became clearer and clearer Of my life’s direction I’m becoming more comfortable in my own skin Thankfully grateful that it hadn’t wore too thin Consequently, I can continue my path That has insurmountable potential To last, to be passed on for generations to come To experience the course that I had come from With struggles but proud Because I had made it through the darkest clouds Where I reached for new heights And never became a flight risk Because of my perseverance to succeed   Poetically,   Patrice Watley Williams, Founder  http://www.wearitgirlwigs.org amazon.com/author/patricewatleywilliams Outreach Committee Chair/http://www.iwillsurviveinc.org 678-478-7357 ***to purchase my books click any link below: http://www.amazon.com/My-Pen-Speaks-Poetic-Vibes/dp/160911325X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313849129&sr=8-1 http://search.barnesandnoble.com/My-Pen-Speaks/Patrice-Watley-Williams/e/9781609113254/?itm=1&USRI=my+pen+speaks http://www.booksamillion.com/p/My-Pen-Speaks/Patrice-Watley-Williams/9781609113254?id=5058590506127 Thank you for allowing me the freedom to be expressive as my Caterpillars blossom into Butterflies!!! A portion of royalties from each sale will be donated to the American Cancer Society.