Sep 2016
I've had to tell myself over and over again that you didn't really mean it
- every time you said you loved me
I swear to myself that love would not bite me
Love would be artwork on my skin instead of scars
Love won't strike for the jugular or slice my achilles
Love will hold my hand and sing songs for me
Love will be written in satin cursive
It will be written in front of my vision and all over my face
Love will not hurt if it doesn't have to
Love will not leave me there until it feels like coming back
Love will be a human being- not a ghost, not a robot
Love might not say its name
But it won't hide from me
It won't leave for weeks without a word
Love will not tell me that my ideas don't matter
Love will be an entity, and I haven't found it yet
But it has taken me all of this time to convince myself it wasn't you.
- every time you said you loved me
I swear to myself that love would not bite me
Love would be artwork on my skin instead of scars
Love won't strike for the jugular or slice my achilles
Love will hold my hand and sing songs for me
Love will be written in satin cursive
It will be written in front of my vision and all over my face
Love will not hurt if it doesn't have to
Love will not leave me there until it feels like coming back
Love will be a human being- not a ghost, not a robot
Love might not say its name
But it won't hide from me
It won't leave for weeks without a word
Love will not tell me that my ideas don't matter
Love will be an entity, and I haven't found it yet
But it has taken me all of this time to convince myself it wasn't you.
Please comment :)
For everyone being abused, emotionally or physically, that is not love. Love will not hurt you. Love will not be perfect, but love will try their best. Love will not scar you forever. Love will not hit you or leave you. Love will not threaten you or leave you. Love will not tell you that you aren't good enough. Love will not force you into something you aren't ready for. Love will love you, plain and simple. Love will love holding your hand and writing your name and spending time with you. If you are being abused, I am so sorry. I encourage you to reach out and ask for help if you can. I understand that it is the most difficult thing in the world, but I promise that someday, someone will love you correctly.
For everyone being abused, emotionally or physically, that is not love. Love will not hurt you. Love will not be perfect, but love will try their best. Love will not scar you forever. Love will not hit you or leave you. Love will not threaten you or leave you. Love will not tell you that you aren't good enough. Love will not force you into something you aren't ready for. Love will love you, plain and simple. Love will love holding your hand and writing your name and spending time with you. If you are being abused, I am so sorry. I encourage you to reach out and ask for help if you can. I understand that it is the most difficult thing in the world, but I promise that someday, someone will love you correctly.
