Understand me

You say
you understand me.

But how can you?

I barely understand myself.

And yet,
I want you to understand me.

But if you do,
does that mean
you’ve already decided
who I am?

Or are you still listening?

I say,
"You don’t understand."

You say,
"I do."

I say,
"Then tell me what I mean."

You do.

And I say,
"No, that’s not it."

You say,
"Then tell me."

I try.

But words shift,
meaning bends,
and what I thought I knew
is now uncertain.

So, I say—
"You don’t understand."

And maybe,
that’s the only way
to truly understand.