You've erased all the wrongs in my past
and sure I point out my opinion way too much
but when you question me without trust
and I eagerly prove my worth, so that doubt
leaves your mind, you still find ways to bring
me down to the level of those
who have wronged you before,
and the shame of it all is the shadow cast
(by men who were really boys)
are taller than I, a man, the only man
that you have ever needed.

08/15/2007

Author's Note: I could go on, but the finish fit.

Posted on 08/16/2007
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