Must I Fall To My Knees 

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