dig.

thank goodness 
for those 
who pushed through 
the obnoxious, 
the loud
to reach for 
& pull out 
the softness in 
me.
i thought we would 
never find it.

.

brains?
no.
beauty?
no.
physical power?
far from it. 
but i did have funny.
and so i used that as a shield 
to find my way in
to the circle 
of the gleaming. 

.

do you like me?
do you like me?
am i worth knowing?
am i significant?


-the younger years. 
.