Speech Act from Community Development by Community Development

When I slowly come down
I will not look around
I will not feel the air
I will not feel the ground
With your touch I will hear
As the fog will be near
Charred are the words
Resigned to old fear

The seeds are all plucked
As the ground opens up
I am not what you want
I’m never enough

But I will keep trying
My lungs will keep pushing through
I don’t know what you could give
But something you say may make my doubts fade

I’m someone to use
Or someone to lose
Dearest friend, what will we do?
All that is pretty is left untrue

I will keep trying
My lungs will keep pushing through
I don’t know what you could give
But something you say may make my doubts fade

O cruel
Patience
Seeping out the skin
The hours
All spoken
If I can just give in

But I will keep trying
My lungs will keep pushing through
I don’t know what you could give
But something you say may make my doubts fade
I will keep trying
Yes, I will keep trying

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