I am Simply, Me – The Writings of Tom Grasso

Please whisper to me again. Don’t go, don’t leave. Please…

Write me a story, I promise I’ll read it this time.

I promise I’ll sit, and study, and be sure to pay attention.

Who am I kidding?

I’m a writer, not a reader.

And try as I will I just cannot make sense of your words.

To you, I am illiterate

To me, I am simply, me.

Please sing to me again. Don’t go, don’t leave. Please…

Sing me a song, and I promise I’ll listen this time.

I promise to move, and hum, and spin to the beat of your rhythm.

Who am I kidding?

I’m an eagle, not a swan

And try as I will I cannot float gracefully through the shallows

To you, I am an oaf

To me, I am simply, me.

Please talk to me again. Don’t go, don’t leave. Please…

Tell me all about your faith, and I promise to believe this time.

I promise to kneel, and pray, and smile through the bleakness of my soul.

Who am I kidding?

I am doer, not an actor

And try as I will I cannot feign my joy through such hapless ritual.

To you, I am a heathen

To me, I am simply, me.

Please love me again. Don’t go, don’t leave. Please.

Give me your body again, and I promise to be fulfilled this time.

I promise to feel what you need me to feel, and never let my mind wander.

Who am I kidding?

I am a round peg to your square hole

And try as I might we cannot fit without destroying one another.

To you, I am a guarded man unworthy of your time

To me, I am simply, me.

And as simply me

I deign

To be

Free.