How Much Of You Is Mine?

by Steven Willy Rachlin 1/29/73

I am scared because I am alone.
Scared because I found you and you are the way I am.
I am scared I might still be alone.
Frightened by the darkness,
And the way that I first found you.
What does it all mean,
And how much of you is mine?
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I don't know why I need you.
It's not just our first meeting.
I needed you before that.
I never thought that it would happen.
You brought things I didn't ask for.
But now that i have taken,
I wonder if I 've lost.
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So now I sit not sure of
The future and its coming.
The Questions wait unanswered.
The road to you is calling.
I scream, but there is silence.
Not even echoes answer.
A sign says that I'm lonely.
It flashes on and off.
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The darkest night, the deepest river
Couldn't keep me if you called me.
I need someone to lean on me.
I want someone to help me.
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The pieces of the puzzle
Fall together when assembled
And they paint a pretty picture,
But the picture makes no sense.
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When you're lonely
Send your mind out
And mine will meet it softly.
We'll be driven into comfort,
I'll drag you down into silk shadows.
For I will never touch you,
It's our minds that will embrace.
If I never feel your lips again
At least I'll feel your thoughts
And see your face.
Touching can be beautiful,
But what we could have is better.
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So I'm scared and I am lonely
And unsure of what is coming
But I'm hopeful for the future
So I'll take what you will give me.
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As I stare into the starlight
And sip slowly at my wine,
There is darkness, there's confusion,
There is beauty and some rythmn,
And I ask myself this question:
How much of you, is mine?

Across The Atlantic

How far a heart stretches

When a net of love catches

The beat of it pounds in my chest.

Across a vast ocean

I still feel the emotion

A feeling I really like best.

Are you feeling alone

So far from your home,

Well, know that I am on a quest.

To bring you to me

Across the big sea

So that right by my side, you may rest.

So come to my arms

I'll keep you from harm

And press you, so close, to my breast.

For soon you will know

It's not far to go.

Regardless of how far, I'm blessed