[net.poems] I Won't Call Him

unicorn (04/04/83)

I WON'T CALL HIM

Knowing what you need
Is more than knowing what you want.

It's a kind of clear-eyed wisdom
To see what is worthless.
It's touching on someone
Who you know won't turn away
It's reaching for something
That's really worth the climb.
And it's learning to let go
When it isn't.

Knowing what you need
Is more than knowing what makes you feel good right now.
It's knowing that the same thing
Will make you feel good again.
	I won't call him.