You Never Saw

You said you were drowning,

but you never saw

the waters above me head.

You said you were alone,

but you never saw

The four walls I live within.

You created the monster

that now consumes you.

But you never saw

that the beast you created

has eaten me whole.

Here I am,

frustrated.

Here I am

feeling the hate,

feeling the blame.

But you never saw

that it was your undoing

that did me in.

You only saw the blowback

and I was the one

you blamed it all.

You say you were drowning,

but you never saw

the line I threw.

You say you were did it alone,

but you never saw

the helping hands behind you.

You never saw

what I did

Of the job well done.

Of the job completed.

You never saw

the hand that held you.

Nor did you hear the words I spoke.

You never saw

many things

because you never wanted to see.