I Chose Myself

Wed, 09/13/2017 - 11:01 -- KatFaye

Because I love you…

I take a chance.

Open my heart.

I learn to dance.

 

Because I love you…

I bare my soul.

You learn the truths

I’ve never told.

 

Because I love you…

You’re my first date.

You’re my first kiss.

You say, “I’ll wait.”

 

Because I love you…

It’s quite unfair.

If this is love,

Why should I care?

 

Because I love you…

It’s not your fault.

I didn’t fight.

It’s not assault.

 

It’s not your fault.

It must be mine.

Let’s talk it out.

It will be fine.

 

It’s not your fault.

It must be mine.

I can’t pretend

That all is fine.

 

Because I loved you…

I couldn’t see

How this could happen

If you loved me.

 

I left you—

That’s how it'd begun.

It wasn’t easy.

It wasn’t fun.

 

It’s been three years.

It’s been so long.

I sometimes see

How you were wrong.

 

Because I loved you…

No. This is not for you.

This one’s for me:

I forgive you.

This poem is about: 
Me

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