What I Wouldn’t Give

What I wouldn’t give

Just to be understood

For a second or two

To be accepted for who I am

Not questioned for what

I didn’t do

Or don’t plan to

What I wouldn’t give

For a hug that I could sink into

To dissolve for a few seconds

that last forever

Where I didn’t need to be pretty,

Rich or clever

Where though I was lost and tired 

I felt anchored and desired

What I wouldn’t give

To always be able to

Tell the truth

To kill the ego and say

That I love you

To hold your hand

Sit down on half your chair

To take away your loneliness

And replace my despair