love is equal

his arms enclose me

i am trapped

he lets me go

i am trapped

he gives me "freedom"

i am trapped

he shows me all that is mine

i am trapped

he says i can go roam around all by myself

i am trapped

and he is there his eyes always watching

he assures me that i will be taken care of

he pretends my suffering doesn't exist

he nods as i scream kick punch against his prison bars

but we both know he isn't listening

we both know i am trapped

we both know i am a wanderer

a free spirit who cannot survive like this:

trapped, suffocated, protected to the breaking point

i am trapped

i am trapped 

i am trapped

he tells me he loves me

and that he cares he listens he is my equal

but we aren't

he still doesn't listen

so when i yell for help, i don't yell for him

i yell for help to break free of him

and when i am free

my other half will be my equal

i will not be trapped

he will listen care protect—if i let him

i will not be trapped

he will share his secrets and burdens

i will not be trapped

he will say he loves me and actually mean it

i will not be trapped

he will trust and respect me 

i will not be trapped

he will be there always without the bars and handcuffs

i will not be trapped

he will not control me

and i will not control him because a relationship involves two

we are equal halves 

sharing the love protection burden 

equally

so not one will feel trapped burdened controlled