Let Me Be Poem by Randy McClave

Though you might show a hundred different faces
I am only on that need to know bases,
If I want to know your story for that very next minute
I will then let you know, but I won't be in it.
If you believe that you need me to help you grow
I might be there for cognitive empathy, I will let you know,
But, please don't include me in that emotional plan
Even if you believe that with my support, you can.
I don't need to know about your future or your past
In your drama I don't need to be a member of your cast,
If you still think that I need to know your life's story
Please, take the batteries out of that childhood toy.
I like keeping things in the moment and the easy
I don't like the filth, or the turmoil, or the sleazy,
Some people want theatrics and crisis, but not me
So, with your problems and your worries, let me be.

Randy L. McClave