The worst thing you ever said to me was
“You love like your father does”
Meaning I love like a puppeteer
Always with strings attached

And if I sailed on a ship made of my promises
I would be a man adrift in the sea of his own sins
Holding on to the shards of good intentions
That are keeping my head above water

Worst of all I wish it was not the truth
That I could tell you my love has no agenda
That I do not need to fix or change you
I wish I had better love to offer