I Need Attention

I need attention
I want attention
When I pour out the ants crawling out of my heart,
I want someone with a broom to clean it apart
When I crawl out of a hole and there are traces of banana peels,
and awkward pieces of snow that smell like fish and the ocean but not in summer’s feels,
and certainly not the shore,
I want someone to bathe me with a milky soap and dry me with a towel as they spray a raspberry deodorant and dry me with a hot love air

I need attention,
I want attention
I scream out into the void how upset I am,
and when I do, they only hear echoes
I never realized I was standing alone 

In the grand canyon,
And perhaps I shall listen to my echoes back and think of it as another part of me, just not truly there, just a blimp in the time of sell
And my beauty is for sale too, my time and the honor I got to be on this Earth,
but with no attention and fortune and no chef d'oeuvre, I feel completely lost,

I just need attention