the cutter's guide

 
you seem mean today and you cut
a little piece of me to taste
it hurts when you are cruel
I'm tender to the touch

I don't play I'm as real as they come
you know better than that with me
I enter with faith in my eyes
I believe in you

I reach to caress your brow
and ease into you
I look for comfort
I know you're made of steel, but shit

I don't seek to disturb your cold
with heat of my own
but your shine altered my course

I felt you down deep
inside the madness
my heart responded bringing me from the brink
now my soul revolves around yours
I can feel your discontent

a ripple becomes a wave in our pool of understanding
I'm being pulled under
don't be so rough with me
I can cut back if that's what you need from me