Will I be safe or will I be abandoned
By my own self in a relationship pattern
Cause why even get in if it only results
In pain and confusion and rage and self doubts
Why even try if it brings self disgust
And an overwhelming cry to adjust
Prove to me first that you are the person
Who lives by his values and learns the lesson
Prove to me safety is not lost in dancing
With another’s dream and life’s worth romancing
Prove to me future won’t steal you from present
And mind will not morph beauty in segments
That when feelings are big you won’t run away
Or gaslight me to dust and instead you’ll stay
Show me I’m safe to go after my goals
That we won’t with no purpose burn out our souls
Show me what I knew is no longer here
And that I am safe to let go of the fear
That to be next to someone I must disappear
To receive closeness without blood or tear
Show me when time comes you will stand my ground
Not wane like the moon from being too proud
Or ashamed to display me clear and loud
I am just a kid, you are the adult
And I just want safety, so if you want more
Hold my hand softly and when you leave - return.
_M
Feb 26
Feb 26, 2026 at 5:50 PM UTC
Will I be safe or will I be abandoned
By my own self in a relationship pattern
Cause why even get in if it only results
In pain and confusion and rage and self doubts
Why even try if it brings self disgust
And an overwhelming cry to adjust
Prove to me first that you are the person
Who lives by his values and learns the lesson
Prove to me safety is not lost in dancing
With another’s dream and life’s worth romancing
Prove to me future won’t steal you from present
And mind will not morph beauty in segments
That when feelings are big you won’t run away
Or gaslight me to dust and instead you’ll stay
Show me I’m safe to go after my goals
That we won’t with no purpose burn out our souls
Show me what I knew is no longer here
And that I am safe to let go of the fear
That to be next to someone I must disappear
To receive closeness without blood or tear
Show me when time comes you will stand my ground
Not wane like the moon from being too proud
Or ashamed to display me clear and loud
I am just a kid, you are the adult
And I just want safety, so if you want more
Hold my hand softly and when you leave - return.
_M
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