Wrap Me

Wrap me in your arms.
Wrap me in your words.

I've ripped myself apart;
I tugged my heart loose
And gave an ear to any
That needed to speak
And all the care I could spare
To any that needed a smile.
And when my heart
Could not expand fast enough,
I tore my time into slivers
I've thrown every which way,
Where there's even the slightest
Cry for help for any project.
And when time ran out,
With too much to do
And too many to help,
I slashed at my mind
To try to understand
Myself and all around me
And any problem imaginable.
When all this was in tatters,
I eyed my scars,
Where flesh and blood
Had already been severed
By everyday dangers of life.

Wrap me in your arms.
Wrap me in your words.

Come alongside me,
Holding tape,
But do not give it.
Come alongside
This shredded flag
And plant it
Where shine the Light and Love
Of what is Enough
To Pay For It All,
A sum no amount of
Heart,
Time,
Mind,
Blood
Of mine can pay.

Wrap me in your arms.
Wrap me in your words.

I am losing.
I cannot win.
I can't look away
From the scars inside
I desperately want to etch
On the outside.
But that will not pay,
Will not fulfill the requirements.
So I shed my scales.
But am not Enough.

Wrap me in your arms.
Wrap me in your words.
Remind me that I do not
Have to be Enough.