08. Guilty

One look in your eyes and I'm compromised.

For all this I had not realized -

Though I must have known beneath the surface

It never stared me down like you are now.

Now I've done the math and I must avow

It unnerves me just how clearly I see

An army of reasons to feel guilty,

For life has left you empty-handed -

If it weren't for me you'd be stranded,

So I sit here now and hear you out

As you speak of all I'm guilty about.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Written August 2007.

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