WhyCan’tI

~ Harlan Didrickson 

I’m like barbed wire 
I come with hooks
but not to snare
or dissuade or to
even keep things away 
I’m not a trap
I’m just sitting here 
minding my own business 
it’s others it’s always 
others that venture close 
and then blame me 
and never ever them
for being the reason 
why they are disappointed 
if they can be 
then why can’t I