I have raised you
But you are not my own
I have loved you
Even when there was no love to give
I have honored you
Giving you all I have
I have cherished you
giving loving honoring
yet
you do not give the same to me
we are not on equal ground
the foundation is rotten
the walls are crumbling
and the roof has holes
this is no place for love to live
a beating heart to survive
infection has set in
cancer kills
thought is as powerful as word
as deed
as hunger
I am hungry for life
For realness
For something I can sink my
Teeth heart soul mind body into
Give me something real
Cause this ain’t workin
Give me your truth
Your flesh of flesh
Soul of the soul
Mind of the mind
Realness
Tangibility
It’s a good thing
Give me what I need and you will always have yours