Teeth

Just because I'm easy going 

doesn't mean I don't care

Just because I'm not assertive

doesn't mean I'm weak

Letting you have the upper hand

staying aloof and at arm's length

I thought that was what you wanted 

You never asked for all of me

Would it matter if I'd said it?

Would it matter if I tried?

Would it matter if I yelled and screamed?

Instead of smiled and walked by?

Did you want to see my backbone?

Were you looking for my teeth?

I'm not sure you could handle it,

if I gave you all of me.

I'd have left you bleeding

crying on the floor.

Was that what you wanted?

Would you be begging me for more?

God, I am so tired,

My insides - empty, raw

Like everything, I thought I was

Suddenly, it's gone

A carcass in a desert

Carrian for vultures

morsels for the dogs

And you just walk right past me

grimace, and move on

Was that what you wanted?

All the meakness all the brush it off

or would you have liked me better 

if I'd gone straight for your heart

I guess now the option's gone