Just Because I Can
The sound of one hand reaching
Just because I can,
why must it always be me?
Does it mean I value you more than I value myself?
That I want us more than I want me?
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Just because I can,
why must I always reach out?
Knowing as my hand extends I doubt that you will be there.
Is there nothing of me that calls to your heart?
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Just because I can,
why must I be our story's memory?
Do you know our history will fade away with my life?
Is there nothing that you want to keep and savor?
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Just because I can,
why must I absorb the hurt and pain of rejection?
My silence is so loud I can't believe you don't hear the screaming.
And still I deeply breathe and try once more.
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Just because I can.
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For now.
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Judey Kalchik
It's my time to find and use my voice.
Poetry, short stories, memories, and a lot of things I think and wish I'd known a long time ago.
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