Want It More

I want you like...
I want you to want this
When you are ready to cry for the right reasons 

I want you like candy on Halloween 
Like a loving parent wants to embarrass their teen  
Like parents want to share stories from their teens 
Or talk about their teams 
Or tell you to eat your greens 
Or therapists want to hear more about your dreams 
Like bullies want to be mean 
And shy kids want to feel seen 
Like an actor wants to be in a scene 
How chimpanzees wanted to be human beings
Like I wish I could sing 
Like I wish I had things 
Like I wish I understood things 

I want you like I want cranberry sauce on Thanksgiving 
I want you like the trees want new leaves in the Spring, so they prepare in the Fall 
I want you like I want to see it all
I want you like a tree in the forest with no one around to see it fall – wants to fall in peace 

I want you like I want to manipulate the words that I'm saying in a way that tickles your brain and rewires your chemistry to keep you calm in stressful situations 
I want you like a blanket of reassurance when I'm anxious 

I want you like 
A cool toy on Christmas 
Or a Yamaha on Channukah 
Or 7 candles on Kwanzaa 

I want you like the Simpsons want to predict shit 
Or water wants to divide two sides of an isthmus

I want you like I want the perfect word to express the feeling in my chest when I'm with you

I want you like I want to complete a project on a tight deadline in the middle of the night so I can shut my eyes, rest and unwind

I want you like a random text from a good friend on a down day 

I want you like I want to be happy 

I want you more than I want 3 meals a day 
I want you more than I want money 
I want you more than I want to laugh at something that's inappropriately funny 
I want you more than a bee wants honey 
Need you like we need bees 
Like bad students need Bs 
Like Hamlet wants answered whether “to be” or “not to be”

I want you more every time we meet 

I want you more than you want me 
 
Needed you for a minute but the moment passed. 

Passion a burning fire reduced to ash 
I want you almost as much as I don't.
Like at the end of the day when I want to go home 

You wrote this poem, 
Thank you for that,

Me