human enough

walking in

without a shadow of a doubt

that if i’m not careful

i’ll be chewed up and spit out.

i’m sensitive,

nerves exposed,

and I worry

i’ll be cut down to the bone.

my skin is thick

but i’m still just flesh.

did everyone forget,

or have I been left for dead?

a zombie girl

back from the grave

with a wedding ring on,

by love i’ve been saved.

remember me?

i’ve been here before.

quieter and smaller,

less self-assured.

I know now

more than before

that words of support

will be buried with bone.

yet here I am,

holy and whole,

to pay respect

to those I came from.

you’ll pretend

you never saw me here.

you’ll go back home,

“man, she’s weird”.

at least I am

human enough

to dare to try

to show some love.

though this feels rough,

at least i’m human enough.