I want to be with you

I want to be with you
My infinite imperfections-
All the me's that are just me

(Simply)

Because only this way
I can come to you
Myself and complete
Perhaps beautiful
And a bit purple too
Or green.

And only this way
You can know me
And touch me
And love me
Or hate me
Or make a place for me

In your heart.

It only means that we are here
Facing each other
Indefinable but true
In a net of joy and imperfections
To live

(or better) to be carried by a river
Where we learn to swim by swimming
And we learn to feel by feeling
Even when the lights are off
Even when the sun is off
Or the world has stopped

And we know that we won’t let go
The things we’ve always yearned for
If we find them
Somewhere, sometime
The right shell for our soul, for example
The acceptable proportion of salt
The stars.

© Erida Gjini 2007