Do you know
the difficulties present
in identifying as
a romantic and a misanthrope?Do you know
the daily struggles
of admiring butterflies in the sun
then crushed by the cruelty
of mankind?Do you know
what it takes
to shut down
after every smile
that got away?Do you know
when hope sits light
on one shoulder
despair sits heavy
on the other,
the imbalance is
self-destructive?Do you know
of the raging battles
of love and hate
plundering the spirit
on a rainy day?Do you know
what it’s like
to wear rose lens
with spider-cracks?

























