Overqualified

qualify me
will you please
explain yourself
the sweet voice
and gracious smile
should I move on
or be patient
are we beyond
all the deadlines
or is this wish
more than overdue
here for the taking
but no one has asked
why did you wait
outside my house
with a painful silence
before the usual kill
am I to assume
not to assume
you can read minds
how lost are you
even as much as I
qualify yourself
you leave you intentions
as vague as my words
I just want you here
and now as real
and as clear as the letters
on this page
qualify me
as good as you are

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