the word?
Do I write the line?
Do I have to spell it out?
Would it help

if I shout it one more time?
Do I have to beg?
Should I go that far?
Do I have to strip myself

right down to my own scars?
Do I show you the parts that I abhor?
Do I hold it all inside?
Do I take a chance?

Do I tell you the truth of who I am?
Would that be someone you could never understand?
Would you turn away in disgust?
Do I trust that you could love someone like me?