You never asked me but, I’ve never felt at home in this skin And I know you’ve always found me lacking. You never asked me but, I’ve never felt at home in this house. It was never a safe place to lay my head, So I stayed up nights patrolling All the shadows and dark places From the guard post on my bed. I ever asked you but, I really needed someone to understand All the ways in which I was different, The anxious thoughts that clouded My thinking - laid up all night sinking Into the dark recesses in my head. Instead of the constant rejection, Ridicule and projection That was hurled at me instead. You never asked me but, There were times I thought That my entire existence Was merely a nuisance That you were forced to bear Against your will and against Every wish and dream you had for yourself