i sat
in the
bathtub
staring
at the
broken
blood vessels
in my legs
and wondered
if they were
whole
before you left,
too.

youll learn to
respect
the demons
you share
this earth with
when you realize
that some of them
reside within you

One day, when I was very little,
My mother took me travelling
We went so many places, the whole world to see
That I lost my home on the road
And I forgot there was ever a place
That was a home just for me

Once, when I was young and true,
Someone left me sad-
Broke my brittle heart in two;
And that hurt very bad.
Love is for unlucky folk,
Love is but a curse.
Once there was a heart I broke;
And that, I think, is worse.

I just want to commend my wrists
For healing so well
That no one can tell
They were ever slit