I'll Keep You

I’ll keep you
Like birds in the attic-
I’m in the background like
A congregation of shadows,
One of a million of the unseen
But hands out ready
In case you fall.

You’re what you are
And I like that,
Little star with little light
You could be blinding
If I could just make you want to be.

Taking me for what I am,
I cherish you for what you are
Because what you are is
Brilliant,
Incandescent,
There are too many words, yet
Not enough
To describe that light
That star
You are.

I’ll keep you,
You’re worth keeping,
And I’ll stay in the background
Ready and waiting
To catch you if you fall.