My name heard in fear
And yet glad - so glad - so glad
To hear it
Someone thinks of me - what follows doesn't matter
Whether injustice - or contempt
Waht follows doesn't matter

I hear a word from your mouth
Everything in pain
My name is pain

My lips from words
But my tongue won't articulate them
Fear strikes me dumb - so dumb
And holds me in pale folds
Missed opportunity
Words are wasted
Meaning is lost
Everything in pain
Rejection again

I miss that freedom
That a lover does not know
Yet I miss the love
That receives the lover