by Ellie Black
You don’t need everything
good / can’t have everything
that’s offered to you /
what is an offer
if not a choice / what’s choice if not
lasting / what’s lasting if not
all this / what is lasting
if not / what is staying /
what goes /
how can I keep what I got knowing
it’s not owed to me / what can I give
up / give away / what do I have
/ anyway
what’s a way / what’s any / what am I
owed / how can I get it / how can I
give it / how can you give it away
if it was a gift / isn’t a gift for you /
isn’t it just for you /
what are you
for / what are you / what you are /
a gift / a giveaway / free for
anyone / one for any / what’s
free / what’s one / how many / many
how / many what / if there’s any / let me
know / know what / know how / how
what / how I can / can what / can
be free / free from what / free from
giving / being given / freely given / being
from / can I / I give /
I am
not / give me / give me
away / I do not belong / how can
I belong / how can I be
long / longer / how long
can I be / how can I
long / being as I am
longing as I can /
how can I be