Be Gentle

written January 21, 2000

I'm sitting here now

My muscles are tense

My breath is shallow

I'm thinking of you

To know that you think of me

is what has put me here

These feelings are strange

and new

I've felt them before

but the part of me that has been here...

once...

twice before,

has long since been dead

This is a new part of me

A new piece of my heart is about to go on the line

Risking getting hurt

in the hopes of receiving a little affection

So please be gentle if you would

That's all I'll ever ask

Be gentle with me

and with my heart