Transparencies
I was dissected within minutes
By all your questions.
You figured me out so easily.
I wonder how you were able to see me so clearly
I who hate myself and fear everything
With all my walls and locks and secrets
I who cannot define
My dreams, my path, my life, myself
I didn’t know the right questions to ask
But you did.
Here I sit with you
With my tear-stained cheeks
And the snot running from my nose.
I am horrified and disgusted with myself,
But you’re kind enough to tell me
That I am still beautiful.
