Leaks

when my feet hit the floor

of my bedroom

today I ask myself,

“how can I take one step more?”

I guess I never thought this early

I’d see my little brother leave…

but I force myself to think about

all these fallen trees

feeding new flora

or simply fueling the fire

under my ass

shit, if it pushed my uncle to

finally become a rehab-grad at last,

I guess it’s never too late to

patch that leak in your life…

when the pressure breaks

you’re caught in its wake

you can reach for me

I won’t pull you under

I realize i often bite off more

than I can chew,

I take after my dad

who once juggled 3 jobs to send

my brother and i through school

I noticed recently,

he’s still drivin’ everywhere on “E”

like my mind circlin’ the drain

‘round what I “should” or “shouldn’t” be

but there’s nothing I really have to prove,

love’s the only thing real I have to lose

so I just want him to know,

although he worries so,

he did the best any father

could ever hope to do

I just had to get that off my chest…

‘cause it’s never too late to patch that leak in your life!

when the pressure breaks

you’re caught in its wake

you can reach for me

I won’t pull you under