Advice
I was such a child then
though you could never tell me so
I thought I had the answers
and now I do not know
I gave myself away then
A little here a little there
So much was chipped away
I hurt too much to care
I was getting less
and still kept giving more
I was waiting for something
but I still don't know what for
Well all those little pieces
I gave them at some cost
I've nothing to show for them
And so much of me's been lost
Those wounds have healed
somehow they always do
And I write this not from hurting
But just to give to you
Wanting is not having
You can give and never get
So ask yourself each time
"Am I ready yet?"
Don't give away for nothing
What should mean so much to you
Listen to your soul
It will always tell you true
January 4, 1997
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