I Need You Poem by Gary Diamond

I'm not one to moan.
Not to others, no, I barely complain.
But some things need to be shared
It's what keeps us sane.

Some of the ideas are insane, perhaps.
But thats okay, who ever said that being human was all about logic and reason
Was certainly a fool, and a bigger madman than all of us.
People who strongly deny anything are probably partaking
Of that very thing.

And below that little facade, our lame little act
There lies the very truth of the matter.
The thing we'd like to deny, hiding beneath our surface.
We all have carnal and primal needs, you see.

And you ask the essential question.
I was foolish to tell you this early on, I'm sure.
But.

I
Need
You.

You probably smiled and said you already had a boyfriend.
If you did I'm sure I didn't hear you.
I'd already heard some form of 'Yes' and 'I do'.

But when I say I need you I'm not talking about marriage.
And God forbid I was dreaming of having kids.
I was talking about your soul, your very essence.
Your head next to mine on the cheap pillows.

I've met some fine woman in my time.
Many of them really had a body.
Some of them had a mind worth slipping into.
Fewer still had both.
I'm not sure what you had, but I knew it was good.

Yes.

I need You.

I'm not going to be cheap or crass or irritating.
I'm not going to throw it around or start imitating
The views of the people you love, just to fake affection.
I'm sure you have defences to aid the rejection
Of that very same matter, my dear.

I'll say it only once more.

I
Need
you.

And if I don't get you, rest assured, you'll marry the very same fool
That I left you with in the first place.
Though if it wasn't for him, I'd never have met you.
Thank God for the small miracles.