VI

I AM TRYING
I AM TRYING

I AM PULLING ALL
OF MY BODY WEIGHT
UP AND OUT UP AND OUT
THIS HOUSE
IS NOT A HOME
BUT

I AM TRYING
DON'T TELL ME THAT
I AM NOT
BECAUSE I CAN BE,
I WILL BE AND
I AM, I AM, I AM
I AM TRYING
WITH ALL THAT I HAVE
AND THEN SOME

I AM PULLING ALL
OF MY DEAD WEIGHT
AND LIFTING IT UP
AND OUT AND UP
BUT NOT YET OUT

DON'T THINK THAT
I AM NOT
BECAUSE I AM,

i have been trying for so long.