Empty Vessels

[technicolorglee]

This is one of the poems I'm considering for a creative writing competition; this one is brand-new and I'm looking for some feedback; some of it feels awkward/unclear to me so feel free to be brutally honest. I have to have 20 by April 1st so expect more! :)

Empty Vessels - 3/13/09

Am I the empty vessel
That you pour your tears into
Or are you my customary nightcap?

I don’t know why we’re lying here
I don’t know the words to say
Maybe this will get easier
Maybe things will change

But I know I want you here
Everything else is worth it
Just to hold you close when I need you
Just to have that goodnight kiss

And I feel worn down
My lips are cracked, my throat parched
But I’ll keep pushing love from my lungs

I don’t know what I want from you
And I don’t know what to give
I don’t know what to call this
So I’ll just smile for you instead

I won’t ask anything more of you
And I’ll give what I can in return
For the kindness that you’ve shown me
In a simple warm embrace

So tell me that you want this
Tell me you’re glad I’m here

And if I’m your empty vessel,
Well love, that’s ok
Truth be told you’re my nightcap
That gets me through the day