Is it home?
My heart is full of your red mud,
like the tread of my shoes
And you don't love me
I have poured sweat into you
And you don't love me
I have loved the fruit of you,
no matter the shape
And you don't love me
I have worked to care for your weak,
to nurture your sick, kiss the feet of
your broken
And you do not love me
I have torn myself apart
mined for some sweet piece of you
in my gore
And YOU don't love me
I have bled, bled every day
I spilled from the womb into
your arms
And you do not love me
I have nested here,
so close I can feel your chest rise
so close I can feel the heart underneath
so close, God, I talk like you
And
you don't
love
me
Copyright © AC Lawrence | Year Posted 2025
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