Would you take the time
to listen if I asked you to?
Would you hold me close
if I confided in you?
You’re so hot and cold,
never always with me,
we have that connection;
everyone can see.
Take a step, take a chance,
look into my eyes.
Take the time to talk with me
about the sadness there you’ll find.
Would you turn away if I showed you
the cuts upon my arm
and told you the long story
about my walk with self-harm?
I need someone to listen
I need someone to see
how much that this world
has been affecting me.