Because I Love Me

 

I love you,

I love you with my whole being.

Your fingertips paint blue skies

Through my hair.

Your laugh brings me butterflies

That I wish were always near.

Your hands caress my face

Leaving an everlasting glow.

Your sweet voice echoes

In my head like a song.

Your smile shines in a

Contagious sort of way.

 

It’s okay,

I know you did it because

You love me.

You told me that nearly everyday.

“Because I love you.”

You pulled my hair,

Because you love me.

You laughed when I chose you over my friends,

Because you love me.

You struck my face,

Because you love me.

You yelled at me,

Because you love me.

You smiled when I lied to my family about you,,

Because you love me.

 

I loved you,

I loved you with my whole being.

Your fingertips dyed my hair

With thunderstorms.

Your laugh twisted my stomach in knots

That I prayed away.

Your hands made me cringe

And duck for cover.

Your harsh voice invaded my head

Like a nightmare.

Your smile… Your contagious smile

Filled me with disease

 

I left,

Because I love me.