Because I Love You

Because I love you 

I was silent to the fact that one incident turned into two and then it became a habit within 30 days

I was so used to you tearing things down that it became a game seemingly made for one player and you were the boss level I was stuck at

You were a blemish I had to cover up and I became good at making up with you so there goes our foundation

Because I love you

I've become weak and a product of the home we share

My mind blank

My bruises black and blue with wings clipped off

A caged bird limited to little space and I cannot fly away

I've become suppressed by the same loving hands that touch me at night and so close to you that I've become a shadow

My actions became like glue because I want and need this family to stick together

I don't want a broken home so I fix the holes you make and to be completely honest I don't know what love is anymore

It will never be the same but if and when I leave you I will need so many people to teach me how to love again

 

-Isaiah Booker 

 

 

 

This poem is about: 
Our world

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