bleed

 
painful inflections feeling rejected I look back
seeing the human cues I missed
I observe but don't fit

I try to connect, then I don't
it's too much work
people take for granted what comes naturally

I knuckle under to keep up
when I fail miserably I bleed
I cover up the hurt
then let you see
the more I desire of you
the less you will want of me

I shine too brightly
with an intensity that drains
I wonder what vampire nursery I was taken from
I'm not like everyone else
a misfit weary, keeping my fangs hidden

bidden I come forth
I'm going to drink
then feel guilty I did