To The Woman Who Wants Me To Confront What Truths She Perceived…..

i am old
do you see
the lines
on my
forehead?

i am here
before you
arrived

do not tell
me about what
you perceive
as true

i have long
stood for it
and you have
no right
to tell me
to confront it

if you want
to die
die yourself
i would be
happy
to watch you
fade away….