Two other Merrit Malloy poems that speak to me...

As for me,
I would rather be able to love
things I cannot have,
Than to have things
I'm not able to love.

The Lowest Common Denominator

Love does not live
In the streets
Unless
the streets are your home.

Breath does not mean you're alive
Unless
You're so little alive
You have no bread to fill
Your mouth
Or mind.

Life isn't always a game
Unless games are your life.

Love does not live
In the streets
Unless
The streets
Are your home.