Almost

I almost want to beg you.
I almost want to ask
for you to hold me, love me,
for you to make me feel
wanted, cared for, needed.
I almost want to say
I’ll give you all I am
just to have a drop of
your affection every day.
I almost do, just almost,
I almost drop and crawl;
knowing you’d still turn me down
is the only reason why I don’t.

Alenka H., 2021-2022