to love is not about ******* winning me over
it is not the dazzling
the sequins
the show
showcasing to me how great it could be

see that’s where your wrong

to love is bringing me that little coffee
doing the dishes when your tired
having that conversation as your under your truck with me
It’s loving with compassion
and fear
and trying to heal yourself to grow with your partner
it isn’t “winning me over”
so its not another task you need to continue doing

I just wanted you to love me
not at the expense of yourself

I wanted you to love me, not win me over.

I wasn’t something to be ‘won’ anyways.