Them and You

Because I love you

I listened to your sorrows while you cried

I cheered when you achieved

I told you to stay home, you were sick

I brought you to lunch with me, you needed company

I made you laugh

I helped you think

I was there for you, and you returned the love

We trusted

We confided

We supported

We conversed

We laughed

We loved

But before you

Because they “loved” me

They laughed when I cried

They sneered when I triumphed

They told me to get over my sickness

They went places without me, forgetting I needed them

They made me cry

They made me feel incompetent

I was there for them, and they tossed me aside

They hurt me

So I left

And found you

And because I love you

And because you love me

We have become better

Together