How Long Can It Take? Poem by Marilyn Jean

How long
For anyone sane to understand
Why not
Make that little extra effort
Where next
Is difficult enough a question
But clearly
Never anybody's concern here
What about
You becoming a person who lets go
And stop
Clinging on me, holding my hands
Stop again
To put my hands on you like this
Then more
Of your same control, your needs
And again
How long can it take
For words to sink in your mind
No more
Is the best answer for me