I Thought You Knew

I Thought You Knew

All this time,
I thought you knew
I mean, I did tell you
Many times
Many ways
so I thought you knew

I told you on the good days
so that I wouldn't have to explain
when the bad days came
So, I thought you knew

I thought you knew
How I hear the reverb of
Hurtful words in my head
for days at a time
While compliments fall to the ground
like leaves slapping concrete
Before being blown into brown bags
And carted away like old love letters

I thought you knew
And agreed to understand
that I have porcupine days
When my quills stand out
Because I don't feel safe anymore
And I need you to handle me
Carefully
Because you're not the first
To forget
or misunderstand
But I thought you knew

Reverendsister's Ink
©2013

(drafting...there's more I think)