a poem i wrote when i was 14

How can I be of value to you?

I’d give all my thoughts,

All my secrets

Gift-wrapped in a tiny box

And in return,

All I ask for is a smile

Sing to me with soft-sugar

Coated words

And watch my heart flutter

Flying away

To the sound of beating wings

How can what I say be of value to you?

I could lace my voice with liquid gold

And let it fall down my throat

Until all my words are coated with the sweetest honey

Sing to me please,

Let me drown in your song

As I have nothing left to live for

When I cannot be of value