And, You

And, You
august 25th, 2011

And, you slapped me across the face
mighty hard, though the bruise 
was left unseen.

And, you tried everything to find 
any submission that might lay inside
of a broken mind.

And, you make light of everything
and everyone that means
anything to you.

And, you swear one day you'll change
but not now, oh, never now,
no one's hand can force you.


And, you told me once that nothing
could keep you from what you wanted,
but I see the bars on your cage.

And, you try to bend them but you never
use your own hands to do so, and in result
they never break.

And, you remind me so much of a time
where I couldn't wait to die and all I can do
is mutter I'm sorry and hold your hand.

And, you, reflection of some odd piece
of work molded from the world,
I wonder how much of "you" is "me".