When they fall,
I, too, remember
I have failed

When they cheat,
I, too, hide
what is left

When they run,
I, too, wonder:
where and why?

When they hurt,
I, too, recall
I'm not innocent

When they lie,
I, too, ignore
all their explanations

When they use,
I, too, erase
thoughts of them

But when someone tries,
I, too, lie awake;
quite excited yet afraid

For when someone loves,
I, too, often stop
to ask: who, me?

If someone is true,
I, too, cannot help
to hope it's you.