Small Tortoiseshell

I am held by you and feel nothing
Maybe I am selfish?

A butterfly lives in our kitchen.
I wish I had broken plates and dishes,
not trust.

I am killing myself
because I hurt you
I am selfish.
I hold and help no one.

My suffering is sacred,
I treat yours like a nick
a scratch
a graze on the knee
I deify my own.

God help me, I am Jesus.
When storming is more honest,
instead I chose the cross.

The moon bursts me open and
I love you
and the butterfly in our kitchen.

I am fearful and needy.
Even wanting your forgiveness,
is all about what you can do
for me,
me
me.

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