I Want to Love You

I Want to Love You Learning to do things on my own, Unsure whether i would succeed - I began to decipher the differences Between wants and absolute needs I want peace and happiness air around But I don't need them to survive Gaining confidence in my abilities Alone, I began to thrive I was terrorized, to be sure Without the presence of you Always feeling I could not Not seeing all i could I felt I desperately needed As eternity came closer, you see I learned I could stand on my own Because I don't need you to want me. ----- You forget that your being here Is a privilege you could possibly lose Carelessness on your part, to me Will quickly see that we're through With all that I can or could do I've allowed you by my side But behind a fear of losing you I will not let my heart hide When you were gone I learned so much About ask these things i can do Though I felt lonely for quite a while I found some things to be true It's my choice to have you with me It's time you finally knew I may be happy to have you here But I don't HAVE to hold you ----- Questioned about my choice in you I've stood by you all this time I've chosen you to be everything To make my world sublime There are times I've questioned myself Do I want our truly love you Have I selected what is best for us, Myself and my children two No one said I'm required to love Nor to want anything at all But i dig back in my memories And faintly begin to recall There's no gun to my head, no force And I ignore advice from those who Think i should just walk away But I've found - I want to love you