To Be Understood

There is a longing to be understood Deep in the soul, like seeds of a flower Waiting to be seen, wanting if it could In pain or celebration, where it stood Whether happy or in a tearful shower There is a longing to be understood Words waiting to be heard, places they would Change experience that has held power Waiting to be seen, wanting if it could Through blue days, gray days and storms whirling should Through volume and quietness in the hour There is a longing to be understood Through ever soft love or hate hard as wood Through energy, tiredness, fear that cowers Waiting to be seen, wanting if it could To be loved, to be held, safety that is good To sit on a curb or tops of towers There is a longing to be understood Waiting to be seen, wanting if it could Heidi Sands 11/14/17