A Way For You To Know Me
my cigarette carton smells like gum
like my mothers bag when i was young.
the cicadas are hidden in the bushes
as if surrounded by the dwell of freedom
which follow me throughout the country.
i prefer the houses far from me
and the floor boards wooden
as the dust that collects is far better than the glass floors that collect crust.
does whispering reveal to me the hidden truth?
then does yelling over the loud thumping music inform me of everything i wished to know about you?
sometimes i wish i didn’t
then you’d save me the trouble of having to find a new you.
you never cared to know me as i did you.
you hurt others because they hurt you
you cheat others because cheating is a rush for you.
you’d made me feel special because life was not so simple for you.
it hurt me at first but i won’t hold it against you.
if you ever truly cared, you’d know
i see things you don’t see
feel things you will never feel
experience life in ways you would despise
but that’s okay.
i live my life in my own way
and i’d hoped your way is desperately despicable
as my life is satisfyingly simple.
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