When I come off as rude to you
I am defending myself
When you accuse me of projecting my feelings on you
I am defending myself
When I disagree with you
I am defending myself
And you call it a fight
You say terrible things about the one who cares the most
To be with you I need to be totally submissive
But I will not give up who I am to please you
I will not become what you want in order for you to love me
So when you say you don't love me
And I look at you in disbelief and scoff
It is because I have given you so much to love
And you give nothing in return
It is exhausting and I am tired of loving a wall of emotionless energy
And I am the enemy because I love differently than you do
It is not a sin for me to defend who I am
I am not a sinner
I am a lover, a defender of my own honor
Because you will never protect me from anything