I am trying to understand you

bq. I am trying to understand you
the more I listen
more questions I have
I am trying to understand you
people and places of your life
still foreign to me
I am trying to understand you
although I seem to fit
I still feel tight sometimes
I am trying to understand you
You brilliant light
shimmering like hair blown against the sun
I am trying to understand you
to know your every thought
understand what your eyes say
I am trying to understand you
I know I will screw up again
but I am trying