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Needing You

I need you but you don't need me My famished friendships far too meager For your tribute I'm too eager Your casual contact is my ectasy I close my teeth over extravagant praise I walk my words delicately over quicksand Balancing banal face against expecting grand Regard, simple notice and my spirits raise Every day I muzzle my monstrous greed My pride and desire must equally hinder In nonchalance only can I join your splendor The self I keep is the one I feed-

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 8/2/2018 2:49:00 PM

Nicely penned, Michelle. Captures a feeling infrequently acknowledged and even more seldom heeded. Kudos to you! ~ Gershon

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 8/7/2018 1:32:00 PM

Thank you, appreciate your kind words!

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 7/31/2018 2:06:00 PM

I have a friend that makes me feel this way; I met her last week for lunch and we talked and laughed for four hours so maybe my feelings were wrong.

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 7/31/2018 3:01:00 PM

Thank you, Caren, I find the more I 'pretend' the more real it becomes!