these go with the other two in here, there's others missing from the set but i don't really want you all to see those
faith
i want only to make you smile
i am lying
i want so much more
but there are things i do not want
that at this moment
i need to say
not to you, or for you
but for me
things i know i don't want for me
so i do not want them for you
i do want to make you smile
i do not want to try to be your joy
i want to know your fears
not to hold them against you
nor to try to make you unafraid
simply to know them, to know you
i want to know your past
not to try to fix it
nor to absolve you of it
simply to know where you come from
i do not want to heal you
i do not want to give you faith in humanity
i do not want to promise you stars
i will not try to fix your life,
your problems, your family,
your friendships, your past,
your future
i want to be there next to you
i do not want to hold you up
i do not want to stand behind you
nor try to make you follow me
just next to you,
where i would want you
in relation to me
i want to know what makes you happy
what makes you miserable
what makes you laugh
what makes you frustrated
not to try to avoid anything
nor try to use it to turn myself
into something you might desire
simply to understand your reactions to me
to others, to life
and know them for what they are
a part of you
i do want to make you smile
but only if it is because you want to smile
i do not want you to smile to make me feel
like perhaps i can make you feel better...
and only smile if a smile is your true reaction.
~sinamynlee