I don't need to sleep,

I can be deprived.

I don't need to eat,

I can starve.

I don't need to speak,

I can just listen.

I don't need to think,

I can just feel.

I don't need to feel,

I can just be.

I don't need to be complete,

I can glue together the pieces.

I don't need to breathe,

I can suffocate.

I don't need to swim,

I can sink and drown.

I just need someone to lie to me,

I'll try hard to believe.

Fantasies don't do it anymore,

So I'll leave you an open door.

Someone please distract me,

The walls close in too quickly.

I need someone to lie to me,

Convince me that it will all be all right,

And I'll love you forever.

-srw

7/31/99