What More Can I Give
Poem
Elaine Kokas
This I dedicate to a new friend Carlos, best wishes.
In the eyes of a stranger I am someone but in the eyes of a friend I am
no one.
I stand before you with no armor, no wicked weapons, yet I am at war.
With honesty surrounding me, from my skin it can not help but to bleed,
you question me.
With a smile and no expectations I fed you, yet you are
hungry. What more can I give?
With understanding sentiment I lower my head to your doubt and strip away my clothes to
stand before you with nothing but my flesh. I reveal the scars from my
battles and proclaim my devotion. What more can I give?
Many words I have written yet no one has read them, many words I have
said yet no one has heard them, I have stood before you bare and
vulnerable yet you have not seen me. Tell me friend what more can I give you
if not my soul?
What More Can I Give© COPYRIGHT 2006 Elaine Kokas.
Reproduction prohibited without permission from the author.
05/17/06
