as a child
the people who interacted with me were
people who
actively hurt me
whether it was familial
or predatory
or in some other form, all the same

i don't know how to act, interact
i don't know the words people say
or the things people do
i never got to learn
how to be kind

i was never exposed to it
although i desperately want to
i greatly struggle
with how to give it

kindness

i want to show that to you
someone, please
show me how to