Must I fall to my knees
Just to be noticed
Just to feel someone pause
Long enough to understand me
I’m not trying to make a scene
I’m only trying to be held
Without having to break first
Some days it feels like
My quiet isn’t loud enough
My honesty isn’t bright enough
My heart isn’t heavy enough
To make anyone stay still
But I don’t want love
That waits for me to collapse
I want the kind that meets me
While I’m still standing
Still breathing
Still trying
If I kneel
Let it be from trust
Not desperation
A soft surrender
Not a plea for proof