Wants and Needs

Wants and Needs

all I ever wanted
was to feel like I belong
with someone who would listen
when my words all came out wrong

all I ever wanted
was someone to be there
to save me when I'm drowning
in a sea of self despai
r
all I ever wanted
was someone who could see
how much it really hurts
knowing that I'm me

but all I ever needed
was the chance to feel inside
that I had made a difference
that it mattered that I tried

By: Jeremy siedlecki
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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