If I ever leave you
And I am leaving still
It’ll only be because
You pushed me so
Hard down that hill
Couldn’t gather strength
To crawl up again
Couldn’t even speak
You couldn’t take my hand
I was so far from you
Where you threw me
Watched me land
Couldn’t help me up
Gather me to stand
And though you’ve
Done all that dying
Couldn’t find me in the dirt
I should thank you for trying
But I’m too busy being hurt
All those miles of lying
Left me far too alert.
Copyright 2016. L.L. Shelton.