i have an antidote for the poison that you spew

i use to let it bother me and i began to look at you

when i see the fangs come out and you start to come unglued

i remind myself you have a tenuous and contentious relationship with the truth

i apologize it took this long to find the antidote……it was easier to be angry and justify my hurt

but i stepped back far enough to see you live in a world that limits your access to reality

and have found some compassion for someone….. as sick as me

i see in you………………………………………………………………i see in me