Three months and ten years
I've waited for you
Tied to the hope
That you loved me too

I'm a sadomasochist
For returning to the pain
Of wanting someone
so hard to attain

Of grabbing at one
Without any depth
Who pours out despair
With every breath

Allowing myself
To be bound down by fear
Of a stunted growth
Without you being here

I can’t play anymore
I forfeit, I give up
For my heart is too precious
To just be struck off

(2005)

© Inemesit Graham (2010)