Because I love you

Your words were made of venom,  that left a pain that burned,

But because I love you…

When came to say sorry; I believed you were truly concerned,

 

Your hand would leave a welt mark, while your nail would break my skin,

But because I love you…

I ignored the blood upon my chin,

 

I thought I knew what love is,

I was learning from the best,

But your love was like a poison unknown to all the rest,

 

People would see you, but only see the good,

But even a car's engine can be thought to be okay until you look underneath the hood,

 

You taught me to be silent,

And that love could be violent,

 

That anger is the most passionate feeling of them all,

That your love was so strong it could cause me to bawl,

 

But because I love you….

I always came back for more,

No matter how many times you told me you can’t wait to see me walk out the door,

 

I wanted you to see me for who I truly am,

But because you love me…

You were blinded and never could understand,

 

Your love was like a storm beautiful and terrifying all in one,

Leaving me wondering to stay or to run,

 

Deep down I know you love me, like those days you could keep calm,

But more than anything you will always be an easily triggered bomb,

 

But because I love you…

I’m gonna have to go,

And bring an end to this unhealthy love show,

 

I’ve being searching for myself for a long time now,

The problem always being I thought I needed to be found,

A knight in shining armor that's what the fairy tales say,

The one who teaches us how to love the right way

 

After months of searching, I’ve finished my quest,

And learned to see the ways that I am blessed,

 

Because you love me...

You were a storm,

That never allowed me to fully form,

But because I love you...

I finally see,

That I'm gonna love you in the way you could never love me.

 

This poem is about: 
Our world

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