power

your hard words
stabbed through my cool exterior
in one thrust
you know how to get to
the very heart of me
how to inflict the deepest wounds
without marring the surface
of you
you know how to set me soaring
through the heavenly clouds above
and how to send me to the brink
of my existance
but what truly hurts the most
is that i don't think you realize
the power you hold over me.

3/11/00