#808-Or ever

Let me be.

Try to understand.

Don’t lock me out.

Or in.

Stay,

Listen,

Caress me,

With what you felt.

That gentleness,

Long ago,

When you heard me,

Without listening.

Years have passed.

Now you listen,

But don’t understand.

Still,

I’m glad you’re here.

Don’t leave.

Not today.

Or ever.

Please.