And yet...

They said

“We never asked to be born in the first place”

And yet

Here we are, all of us

To do the best we can do.

Be kind to others, they say.

Treat others the way you want to be treated, they commend.

But they are not kind

And they must want to be treated like shit.

What are we going to do?

You and I?

I look at you

You didn’t ask to be born either.

Not in the first place

And yet

Here you are.

I cannot reach you

And yet

Here I am.

I will never fully understand the experience of you

And yet

Here we are.

You cannot reach me.

I wish I could help you see

I wish I could lend you my eyes

My brain

The memories of you

The fascination for you

The small things you do

You don’t even notice them

And yet, there they are.

You and I

We did the best we could.

And yet,

We are no more

Not here anymore.

You couldn’t believe my words.

I did the best I could

But I wasn’t kind enough

And you didn’t treat me the way you wanted to be treated,

did you?

I take back my eyes

My brain

My memories

My fascination

The small things are for you to keep

For me to miss

I will always notice them

And yet

I won’t be there anymore.