Maybe I’d be better off alone
I could eat what I want
sleep when I’m weary
go where I will
hang out with whomever
….or not
Allow my muse to rule the day
Or….
I could spend my life with you
feeding your consuming need
bearing witness to the pain of your sleepless nights
trying to mend your brokenness, at first tenderly
….then hopelessly
Until my heart and spirit atrophy
adrift without oar or rudder
on the turbulent sea of your emotions
With you, I am bound by love
without you, I am selfishly free
but either way….
I am deeply alone
Jan 4, 2019
Jan 4, 2019 at 1:18 PM UTC
Maybe I’d be better off alone
I could eat what I want
sleep when I’m weary
go where I will
hang out with whomever
….or not
Allow my muse to rule the day
Or….
I could spend my life with you
feeding your consuming need
bearing witness to the pain of your sleepless nights
trying to mend your brokenness, at first tenderly
….then hopelessly
Until my heart and spirit atrophy
adrift without oar or rudder
on the turbulent sea of your emotions
With you, I am bound by love
without you, I am selfishly free
but either way….
I am deeply alone
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