Necessary to who

I’m not sure what to say... but she says I need
to tell you.
And she says this will be hard for you
So if seeing me means hurting you...tell me
how long do I have to hide?

And when I walk into light revealing true
And you say that I am new
And you say you never knew
I was there in that room
Cause then you wouldn’t do

What all little boys do

Cause mommy said you knew...
Little girls need hugs, love and lollipops
Jump ropes, barbies hopscotch.
T.V. tag, merry-go-rounds and The Wiz
And daddy said you knew…
Little girls run from dogs and are scared of thunderstorms

But you say you never knew
And you say that I am new
Cause if I was in that room…with little girl needs
There’s no way you would do
What all little boys do

I was there with needs… Not necessary to you

Not necessary so you can touch me
through mastered silent cries.
Shielding sister’s little girl sleep in cool September nights.
Not necessary so you undress me
through window fan hummed lulling breeze,
carrying under pillow paradise dreams to everyone but me.

Cause my pillow covered flowered underwear
The ones you not necessarily put there
Cause they’re not necessary for you to put back
on me
And it’s not necessary to breathe as you leave the room
And it’s not necessary to wipe away the drool
You left trickling down my ear

And she says it’s not necessary to fear you… now
And she says I need to tell you... now
And she says it will be hard for you... now

So ask her please…
What happens when I walk into light revealing true
And you say that I am new
And you say you never knew
that I was there too

Not necessarily for you...