By J. VanSickle
Submitted by Lupo
Date: 2002 Jun 25
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Belonging

Your exposure should be made to clothe me
In the hours that I stumble and run rampant
When the -isms of the world have failed us,
Let us down,
And when you and I have run out of planes to follow,
Profanities to worship.
I look to you to suspend me
To save a stupid boy who thinks himself a man
But in those eyes I see skies aflame
And a gaze that depends more heavily on me
Than on an ability to save me
It is at that point that I realize my need,
Also the fact that it has morphed into a more comprehensible shape
I see the reality that calls to me
As well as the obligation of answering
Your bright globes still shine,
But not due to the sadness of fire and death
Rather, they have hope and promise
Which bring me my answer,
The fact that we are powerless and miserable alone
But that the concepts of god, deliverance, and salvation
Are ours through combined effort
I will earn that hallowed title--"man"--
Because we are god and life is ours
We shall consult mirrors to find our saviors
And stand side-by-side throughout all
This is all I promise, with the words "We will not fail,"
Because I love you, because only the two of us prevail,
And because you matter most to me.