• This is me
    Behind and Here
    Sitting down
    A single tear

    A whispered wind
    A silent shout
    “Don’t leave me behind!”
    It never gets out

    As they stand
    I reach for their hands
    I miss
    And my hand lands

    “Please don’t go!
    Don’t make me cry!”
    A screamed thought
    A shuddered sigh

    I want to follow
    But I am chained
    By my own nature
    My body is constrained

    I never follow
    I always lead
    Except in this
    This simple deed

    They all turn older
    I am still young
    I am still
    Youngest among

    They turn thirteen
    I am still twelve
    Forever and always
    I am ready to delve

    Into to teen-hood
    But they all say
    You are not mature
    Now go away

    I dry sob
    My tears
    My worries
    My fears

    Come back to haunt me
    All night and all day
    Keepers of peace
    They help me ally

    There they are
    Ahead and Gone
    Walking away
    They have withdrawn