Someone

Won't someone stay with me?
Someone who waits and cares
Someone who listens
Someone who understands

Syncopated
Either ahead or belated
Never was I
In the rhythm of this world

Won't someone stay for me?
Someone who can keep up
Someone who can wait
Someone who is willing
For willingness is worth more than ability

They look at me with contempt
With their burnt eyebrows
And swollen eye bags
They avoid my gaze

They say I'm good,
Too good, in fact.
With their mouths they praise
But behind their smiles,
I feel their hate

They who come
Always ask
Always wanting
Never waiting

Won't someone stay with me?
Won't someone stay for me?