10-6-2000

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it’s like finding something and only when

your eyes catch sight of it then

you realize that you were needing it all along

and that’s what was missing – that’s what was wrong

like kicking off the sheets and finding cool night air

forgetting four senses getting lost in a stare

twirling so fast that world stands still

and walking away when you’ve had your fill

catching me falling when you know that i jumped

comfort me crying when i’m down in the dumps

a key to a door that i’ve tried to lock

a set of cuffs for the hands of the clock

a leaky lifeboat over an ocean of grace

at last i tried to splash my face

and found the breath you exhaled into me

found the breath you exhaled into me.