I See You
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I see you as these leaden tears of disbelief
Drip down your face in solemn grief
I see you
I see you with your wanton rage
I see you attempting to disengage
I see you
I see you grasping for answers and reasons
Hoping this pain is just for a season
I see you
And in seeing you I remember me
When time seemed to stop for eternity
I see me
The me that was rendered in two by death
The me that choked on taking breath
I see me
The me that screamed a thousand silent screams
From under a riptide of nightmare dreams
I see me
And I reach towards you now
To show you my heart’s scars and how
We’ve broken there in similar places
Though your scars are fresh and mine are traces
You are in hell and I’ve passed through
But not so far that I can’t see you
I see you
- Miriam Shanks
07/28/22