you said you loved me
then you left

you said you loved me
then you left

but your love was based on a condition that lacked appreciation, but rather possession
and when it occurred to you that i could not be plucked from the ground and hung upside down to dry from your ceiling
you said you loved me
and then you left

your desire for my life outweighed your desire for my heart
i let you see into my core, underneath my skin and my bones
to my undertones and i loved you more

you said you loved me, but when I decided that I was my own, you lifted your eyes above me, and decided your love was meant to leave me alone

you were my best friend
you said you loved me
and then you left