I could have been more careful than I was. I didn’t have to love you, Or let my heart be broken, Enough to let you in there, Suffocating me, lifeless, But beating for you so that you could breathe.
I could have been more selfish than I was. I didn’t have to love you, Or break pieces off of me, Breaking them off one by one, Till I was a shell, shattered, But able to put you back together.
I could have been more angry than I was. I didn’t have to love you, Or hold you so innocent, As innocent as a child, Withholding judgment, calmly, But letting you turn fury back on me.
I could have been more knowing than I was. I didn’t have to love you, Or confront my need to give, Giving so you would love me, Till I left my tank, empty, But looking back I learned what I should be.
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