I've been homely.
I've been homesick.
Never quite homebound,
Many times homeless.

I've been behind the tie,
As well as the noose.
I've been contracted,
Up for bid and cut loose.

I've been one of the sheep.
I've been one of the soldiers.
I've been seen marching the
streets, for a new world order!

I've been sober drunk.
I've been drunk sober.
On trial to be hung,
Never quite hung over.

I've been stable.
I've been crazy.
Schizophrenic, bipolar.
Depressed, with a grandeur disorder.

I've been needy , too.
Threw it all on the table.
Once I was fulfilled,
I.e. "Emotionally unavailable".

I've been shot at, and
cut; even worse!
I've been interrupted and insulted with
                   words...

My deliverance is raw.
Hands calloused with greed.
I've grown exhausted.
For now, I'm just me.