THE UNDUE BANISHMENT

DON'T PROMISE ME THAT YOU WILL STAY, BECAUSE... I will test your patience, I will gash your soul, I will penetrate your ego, I will wound your honor, I will judge your manners, I will dissect your heart, I will make you talk sweetly until the bitterness takes over, I will keep telling you no until the facade of love wears off, I will persistently push you away until you lose the grip, I will keep raising the bar to see when you give up the climb, I will starve you of affection to unveil if you survive on lust, I will steadily cut through to see what fabric weaves your ego, I will burn you with my wrath to see how hollow your kindness is, I will keep sniffing until you reek of poisoned blood. And that will be the cost of your promise to stay. But then one night, I will see you walk away without a goodbye, because it is a lot easier to leave without fighting for your love than to stay and become better.