there/want to be
(unwed patience)

oh solemn feeling
oh long desire
in sunlight ‑ moonlight
any light
we cry in our darkest disguises

a pale figure peers out from the soul
an arm swings to one side
undernourished and chilly boned
bleeding from cold surprises

wanna be ‑ wanna be
compassion's fame
wanna be ‑ wanna be
salvation's flame
wanna be ‑ wanna be
so much I say ‑ will the standards ever stay the same

feeling this and knowing why
isn't how we are blessed
seeing where these angles lie
isn't life's only test
finding them so deep inside
holding presence along with a bulging pride
is a comma ‑ in a sentence of claim
giving sympathies to ease the pain

wanna be ‑ believable
wanna be ‑ wanna be
something to love
wanna be ‑ wanna see
my wishes met ‑ with acceptance in a promise kept

i would feel so weak of mind
if I would live a lie
and hide from how we live inside
that steams our rivers dry
still in daylight ‑ twilight
any light that you find me in ‑ I want you there close by

with enlightened minds that consent
to experience offered them by learned kin
never frightened by the strangest things we are
when wishful moments leave our souls ajar

wanna be ‑ wanna be
all you could want
wanna please and appease
your angry hearts
If you want me ‑ just hold out your hand, and together we'll be what we can