To glue

You say you love yet  mail  me such harsh  words
You say you care yet shoot me down to  die
As if you are a despot always heard
While in black silence. I in pain must lie.

You say  you would embrace me with your love
But   could I in your presence ever rest?
I must be prostrate and you above
I must be  the lowest, you the best
.

You never ask what I may want or need
Am I not human,   have I not a soul?
I must offer  help when your skin  bleeds
Mine might  peel away and leave me cold

Oh,foolish woman,I believed you true !
I  am no judge of men, I’ll stick to glue