Because I Love Me
love should not make me feel like I'm grasping a rope
attached to somebody else thats slipping.
blisters on my hands and painful irritation because they keep pushing ahead
dragging me behind them
i would never let go "because they love me".
but that is not right my dear
though i struggle to find the words to tell you what love is
i can tell you that it is not that.
cut the rope
my hands can take it no more
so i wont make my heart keep going
I'll keep walking by myself
until someone catches up who doesnt have a rope, but a hand
a hand that is soft and will not rub blisters
i wont spend my time looking for this person
because although i want to explain how this hand feels,
i have not found it
so until then
i will hold my own hand
because i love me.
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