Wanted

To be needed is to be important
Precious and significant
To be wanted is to be chosen
Wholly loved and truly seen
One asks, "How can life go on?"
The other, "What's the point of going on?"
One is air and water
God, food, shelter
The other is icing on the cake
Friendship, conversations, long walks by the lake

It's great to have the sun
That grows the bones and warms the hand
But what about laughter, long drives to the mountains
Hot chocolate, tickles, late night stories when it rains
We thank the pull of gravity
That grounds and gives stability
But what of hugs, kisses, and afternoon coffee dates
A face to touch, a hand to hold, sunsets outside the city gates

It's beautiful to be needed
To be the drizzle the refreshes the arid
But to be the song that fills one's dreams
Is to be that elusive spark from which happiness streams
It's poetic to be the blood streaming down one's veins
It fuels heart beats, the lungs it sustains
But to be the poem that brings a smile
Is to be the magic that makes life worthwhile