June 23 2012

Please open your eyes,
see what is right in front of you.
I crave to be seen...all of me, all of it,
the good and the bad.

Don't see only what you want,
don't overlook what is staring right at you.
See what I need and reach out,
because only you can do this.

Look past the excuses,
and the attempts to justify.
Look deep down, and in the heart,
be willing to dig.

I don't want to do this,
this thing that has a grip on me.
I don't want to be like this,
attached to what I shouldn't.

The strength is missing to overcome on my own,
and I often fear I will forever be stuck.
I may look that strong,
but the truth is I'm really not.

I need the gut-wrenching help,
the deep down honesty.
I need more than I have on my own....
I need you.



emma mccann
june 23, 2012