Be Patient With Me

Grab ‘hold of my hand
in such a way that I cannot possibly let go.

Touch my face and tell me I’m right
tell me the things that I’ve wanted to hear
but make them sound sincere.

Hold back your love until I say that I love you first,
make me feel that I have to fight for it—
that it won’t just fall in my lap.

Make me feel that no one has ever claimed it before,
that it is something rare and special—
some long-lost treasure.

Don’t promise to love me just the right way,
just love me in the best way that you can.

I don’t need expensive gifts,
guilt trips, children.

All I need is someone
to be patient
with me.