THE NEED I

                        April 2, 1997
                        by: raven shadowborne ©

                        This need burning deep
                        the need to write
                        to speak
                        to be heard
                        though no one is near
                        no one to listen
                        no one to care
                        but still I yearn
                        to release my thoughts
                        my feelings
                        my fears
                        Just spill it all out
                        easing my soul
                        the release so desperately sought
                        My thoughts so confused yet not
                        So clear so dear
                        the feelings, oh! what are these?
                        How do I handle this need
                        A need for a man
                        so strong and true
                        A need for a lover to take control
                        A need to be lost yet safe and whole
                        A need to be cuddled  yet not coddled
                        So complicated the mind of a woman
                        one thought leads to another
                        they do not gel
                        they don't go together
                        they make little sense
                        Except to the one who speaks them
                        the one who feels them
                        the one who thinks them
                        to her they are precious and dear
                        to her they make sense
                        to her they are a gift for her to share
                        Do not mock them
                        do not belittle them
                        For if you do you will lose