and I, stupidly, reached out my hand

Palm up, fingertips poised, to you.

And I, foolishly, reached through my mind,

Fought all the words, the colours, the lines.

And I, naively, bared my soul,

Raw and aching to your warm breath.

And I, madly, showed my heart,

The secrets and feelings I hid in the dark.

And you, silently, without a word,

Took all my paper secrets and hid them away.

And you, serenely, like a careless child,

Swept past and thought you'd pretend a while.

And you, secretly, behind the eyes that you showed

Slowly, like trust, well, you didn't feel at all:

And you, quietly, in your pale head

Of fairy tales and lies, you watched as I bled.