still

the water is so very still today
so still i can see the turtles peer their heads
through the surface
to end their winter

what matters

what matters is
i can be healthy
you should be wealthy
you were the only one
what matters is
you should understand how I feel
what its like to kneel
feel
your heart peel
away
what matters is
no more buying time
for your next fall out of line
i’m tired of the wait and see
if you’ll shave, not smoke for me
tired of the ultimatum, verbatim
pop another lithium
i'm done
maybe this time you’ll really come
what matters is
will you be there if I fall
will you answer if I call
does it matter after all
to be there when I fall
will I be your priority or minority
will I have to deal
with your superiority
will you support me in all I do
i do that, and more, for you
what really matters
in my world of mad hatters
is will you be
will you be
here.