I am an exposed nerve,
Raw and pulsating;
Open for all
To poke and prod as they will.
I am an exposed nerve
In the bleeding wound that is
The world.
I am an exposed nerve-
Frayed
Yet unafraid-
Because I know that
The world
Is an exposed nerve
In the bleeding wound
That is
Me.
I am awed by you once again.
Ditto, my friend.