I wonder what it’s like to be you
I watch as they cling to your back
You seem to accept them since
They have similar
Markings along their sides
But I can see them trying to tear you apart
Hoping to get away with a limb
Do you question why they invited you out
I’ve never been on the inside of anything
Even when I met all of the requirements
My sweater was always too tight
Even when I was in love
I was watching from a window
My god, how many times that window had to be replaced
Shattered glass, but I always returned
Looking out at the sea wondering why
I believed it so faithful to me
Sure, it always came back
But where had it been
And why was it always leaving
I guess some of us have trouble trusting
But we weren’t born this way
Maybe someday someone will hold us tight
Like a feral child who has never been hugged
Until we believe that embrace
Or maybe they won’t
And we’ll continue to wander this way
Hoping for scraps from paper plates and plastic spoons
He promised me nothing
I know that’s all I’ll get back
But as I watch you questioning
How you can let them eat you alive
I understand
I don’t stop it
I watch
Feeling your necessary pain
