You Do Not Need To Be

you do not need to be
anything else
but your sad self

you are a soft and beautiful creature
a pup among the wolves
i know you don't need me to tell you so

but Wednesday night
when the thunder came
i stepped into the storm

i know you've stayed there
for a long time
visiting homes you've built and abandoned

wading through flooded floors
to feel underwater
for a little while

i won't touch you there
i know you don't need me to
wait for you to surface

you do not need to go
anywhere else
but inward when the lightening strikes