I Hope

I hope you know that I don’t own you,

And that I never will.

I’m only here to accompany you.

Together, we’ll overcome life’s big hill.

If I ever force you against your will,

Please, feel free to kick me out.

I, of all people

Have experienced what relationships are about.

I should be the one

To fight for your rights

When you seem to have misplaced your voice.

I should be the one

To brave the flames of your fury

Despite the danger of being burned.

I should be the one

To dip into the darkness of your mind

To find that bit of glowing hope;

Though it might be as small as a piece of glitter,

They are both stubborn and hard to rid.

I should be the one

By your side through it all.

I hope you know that you don’t own me,

And that you never will.

My heart is as strong as iron;

It has become the box where it was once encaged.

Though you know my heart can’t break,

I hope there’s still a mark you’ll make.

I hope your addition aren’t vines

That sneak through the cracks between my walls

And threaten my demise.

Instead,

I hope they’re the flowers

Planted at the root of my exterior

That coax my monochrome doors to open.

That’s, when you know it’s love.