Need
Need
© Ben Burton 1-3-2015
A clash occurs where pride meets need
And dreams lose to reality
When givers then must takers be
Without the will to risk rejection
In solitude to watch the fall
The graceful walk becomes a crawl
Inside the heart a quiet squall
Which spreads the pain in each direction
The blessings of a thousand friends
With token words which will not mend
The isolation in the end
For need created mass defection
But dwell awhile on happy days
No urgencies to contemplate
Until that buckling from the weight
Demands escape with one injection
Copyright © Ben Burton | Year Posted 2015
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