without food, i will kill you.
given a meal, i am sustained;
desperation is subdued.
i am dead and you are safe.
dependent and without value;
i retreat to the separate place;
to maintain my heartbeat.
i am dead and you are safe.
one outside sees my pain.
with compassion and love, offers food.
my heart will continue to beat.
i stay dead and you are safe.
feeding me, without seeing me;
i remain. i am you.
your pain will not let you see.
you pray i am dead and you are safe.
it has always been this way.
i continue to call.
come inside. see me as you.
i am alive and you are alive.