For you

Try

You,
Hide,
In my mind,
Like the shadow we see,
From the corners of our eyes.

You,
Hurt me,
Without saying a word,
Because I say them for you.

I try,
Over and over again,
To be something,
Anything,
In your life.

I was,
Something,
But that thing died, and you crushed it,
Like the leaves in the fall.

I reach out for you,
Trying to touch,
With force,
And grace,
Anything to grab your attention.

But you are still a child,
And I might be too,
I've grown in many ways,
That you haven't yet thought to.