I gave you the knife so you could cut me.
Whet it between my teeth.
Rubbed it on a raw nerve
Until I was in agony.
I am doubled over.
You walked away,
Unaware of all of the fuss.
You didn't mislead me.
I misled myself.
I told myself you understood
The intricacies of my broken self
That you were the Superman of all men
The one who deserved an accolade of love.
Every night I go to bed
I say the same prayer.
Lord Jesus help me.
I am so lost and I don't know where
To begin again in this place I call home
Where I walk the way of life alone
I am the head of this house
And I am so lost.
