shame

shame is that hole
you go
to hide from others
you can never really escape
yourself, though

i remember finding you so long ago
red-faced and hands shaking
i hated you
and loved you

the pain of not talking it through
i wish you wouldn't try to be close
leaving notes
saying sorry
but never the truth

you seem like a child to me
you seem like a child who is
lost
and cannot find his way home

i can't guide you
i won't

shame is dark and i
don't want to see you
like this
shame is dark and it takes
others captive