have you - poem
have
you
worn
my flesh out into the world
felt
the blood
flush
through my veins
have
you held my past
in
battered hands
moved
my limbs
through
quicksand
knowing
you can�t run fast
through
insane
have
you
touched
the color of my years
washed
them away
with
battered tears
have
you
slept
under pages of poetry
found
no warmth
in
clattering sympathy
rinsed
out pain
from
your heart
wringing
the tattered rags
dripping
dry
ripping
as you cry
wondering
the
same
word �why�
has
it been long enough
that
you believe
life
is one giant lie
have
you
lived
inside my skin
felt
the suffocation
have
you
known
my road
met
its every rock
have
you memorized,
detailed
into engraving
my
memories
have
you
sat
in corners
melting
back and forth
against
the wall
in
melodic self talk
have
you
lived
through me
looked
into my eyes
in
mirror reflection
accepted
the unacceptable
rejected
the rejection
have
you
known
me
by
being me
or
have you seen me only
from
your view judgmental