How Did I Get Here With You?

How Did I Get Here With You?

I have shared myself, I am exposed
With each word that leaves my lips you receive one more stone
Do you know that you are removing the bricks that surround me with your ear?

How did I get here with you?

I wait to see what will be done with each word that leaves my lips;
nervously watching as what I have said hangs in the space between us
Received not judged, the brick you lift from off of me makes way for air
I can breathe

How did I get here with you?

With the air comes your eye; peering at me through its keyhole opening
Do I keep talking?  Will my next word give you the key?
Who are you?  Do I know you at all?
What will you do with who I am when you open the door to my humanity?

My brick?  It rests inside of you.  I hold my breath and wait to see if you will
throw it back at me

How did I get here with you?