" The Monologue"

"Hello? Are you there?

You said you'd be here but do you care?

I mean, you said you do

So, it could be true

Am I just speaking into the void?

Or maybe you're there and really annoyed

I guess I'll talk and you can listen, or not

I might as well. This could be my only shot"

I take a deep breath, "I'll get through this the best I can.

It could be amazing! I could fail again

Sometimes thoughts are like a tornado inside my mind

Or a tar-like sticky blackness leaving me blind

I speak and I try. I just want you to see me

But sometimes I cross the boundary

Too little and I seem vague and out of touch

A bit more and I can be too much

Okay. Hang on. My thoughts aren't coming out clear

There's a point. It's why I'm here.

I need to say one more thing before our time ends

I'm flawed. I'm awkward. I like you. Can we be friends?"