These hands

inexperienced as I may seem

these hands

they know more

they've seen and felt and

know more.

These hands

Have seen my life

Everything

They

know.

These hands…

They've held…

So much

A knife

A lighter

A pen…

A photograph

A bottle

A heart

A pipe

A razor

A book.

They've held

Opportunities

They've held

the green

the white

the good

the bad

these hands

they've helped

and hurt

they've beckoned

and felt

these hands

they've seen anguish

and ecstasy

they've hurt and teased

held and dropped

these hands have created

they've molded and composed

a puzzle

a piece

a painting

a shirt

these hands

they've seen…

as inexperienced as I may seem

these hands

they know more.

They've see and felt and

know more.

These hands.