A warm place...

[shoeyou]

 Looking, hoping,reaching 
For someone, something, someway
Some place, sanctuary

You look at him
you see him

He is drained 
He is broken
He is lost

You see through him
You see yourself

His eyes telling you softly
As his voice pleads with you
This will be ok

This will not be awkward 
This will not be forced
This will not be painful

This will be what it is

And his heart in all its shattered pieces, 
Is pumping whiskey to his veins
And he's laughing as he's crying silently, inside

He is reaching 
He is looking
For a comfort,
A moment,
A friend,
a shoulder

You see it
Because you know it
you see it 
Because you feel it

Empathy courses through your veins 
Like the whiskey moves through him
And your scared for him
You do your best to not regret
But thats just not his style

He convinces you 
He coaxes you into believing

This will be ok

This will not be awkward 
This will not be forced
This will not be painful

This will be what it is

You will laugh about this in the morning
You will have a story to tell
You will not run from this like every fuck that came before

He needs a shoulder 
He needs a friend
He needs a warm place
He needs a home

If only for the night

Considering your history 
who are you to hide

This wasn't pity 
This wasn't wrong
This was simple empathy
Wrapped in love, just past the hugs
To the left of mainstream friendship

This will be ok

This will not be awkward 
This will not be forced
This will not be painful

This will be what it is