Inside

Every day

I see you stare

At my hard shell,

I feel you jab

With the needle point

Of your mean words.

You stare,

Rap on my rock hard covering

With horrid whispers shaped

Like punches

Then leave me behind

But I don’t mind

Beside,

Your loss

Is someone else’s gain

Because I am a volcano

And when you look inside of me,

You’ll see I’m warmer and softer

Than you’ve ever known before