You love me
You love me
You love me?
Tell me one more time why you tried to hit me
And told me I was stupid
Worthless
Nothing
Yeah, you love me, right?
You care so much about what I do
That you lock me in at home
Take my keys and tell me
It’s for me
It’s so that nothing’s wrong
I’m safer with you
So much safer with you
And your words
Your hands
Those hands that use to cradle me and put me to sleep
Those hands that--
Those hands that hurt me last night
Those hands that went around my neck and squeezed
Tight
Yeah, you love me, though
Right?
Don’t tell me you fucking love me
Everyone’s saying those goddamn words like they don’t know the meaning
This affection that you have?
It’s killing me
Don’t tell me you love me because--
Because most of the time I still love you
And when I think about what you do
What you’ve done
My throat closes up because--
Because I’d never do that to you
I love you
I really do
Wait, no
In the beginning, the person I met
I didn’t know you
The hard part is letting go
But now I know
And because I love myself
I’m letting you go
I’m going to get myself someone who will listen
Not only tell me they love me, but show it
They won’t touch me without my permission
We’ll talk about our days
Talk about our frustrations
We’ll compromise
Sleep soundly at the dead of night
Imagine that
Actually having a conversation without yelling
Without having to get offended by the simplest things
I always wondered how many curse words you could fit in one sentence
I still don’t know
You’re intoxicating, even when you’re helping
You tell me I’m a fucking baby!
Well, who’s the one cooking?
Cleaning?
Acting like your mommy
I’m going to get myself someone who will appreciate me
Is kind to me
And show me what a healthy relationship is
You should already know why I’m leaving
But since you always need an answer for everything
It’s because
(laughably, really...)
You love me
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