To Be Understood
by Michael Doyle

We get carried away by the moonlight
Forgetting ourselves in the hope of getting it right
The garden walls throw off our shadows
In hopes for what we do not truly know

In  all this world's flight or fight distraction
It becomes hard to tell in any attraction
What will come as we show our true face
And we hope that it's one they'll embrace

These are the things we want by every inference
Anxiety hits us at the thought of our differences
There's a certain shyness felt in the touch
When our feelings can grow to be too much

A box of chocolate hints that maybe it's okay
Hurray for you for making it through the day
Inch by inch, we undertake this sacred task
Little by little, we reveal ourselves from the mask

Hoping that special someone will give us a chance
Slowly, we approach that Valentine's romance
We wonder if, for once, we'll be seen for our good
And hope that, for once, maybe we'll be understood

(c) February 4, 2025   Michael Doyle
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