It's Not You, It's Me.

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Why must there be strains ?

One day we're so close the next day estranged.

It's me.

It's me who cares a lot

and pretends that I forgot

when you did.

It's me that takes this serious

instead of giving me why when how and who

You give me point, blank period.

I've have several conversations,

questioning my own complications

of decision making and trusting

another being.

It's me who sees a future,

even when I feel like a loser

for including you in it.

It's me who assumes,

and should be fine

because of all the time you once spent

telling me you feel this

you feel that,

but that's in private.

In public when I show you love

minor, major or above

It seems to me

your laid back

and I come off as a massive attack.

It's me that pretends to forget

how you gave me hope

and you told me I was dope

making it seem like the first meet and the way we speak

is exclusive but then,

I got let down,

bounced all around

but I stand by and care even when your not there, but your there.

It's me who prays for you

and I've got my issues too,

we've shared them in exchange.

Instead of continuing to be closed

and keeping my care on a high then a low,

IT'S OUT.

It's me.

I don't know

if you have the same mind,

and just like me

your thinking about time

and how we've been so close.

But what is close?

If you don't even

show what you say to me.

If I don't know how to feel

I could blame you,

for not keeping it real

but I won't because it's me.

I'll keep smiling,

and with these bumps and jumps

My mind'll be grinding,

but I won't go ghost 

because that is me.

Curious and tends to overthink.

It's me.

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ibyoungster

This poem was inspired but the cliche phrase "It's not you, it's me". This term is often heard in films, movies, and real life situations when people realize that sometimes in relationships they are to blame. Well in this poem the use of this phrase is contradicting the usual meaning. I kept the phrase but twisted the meaning. In the poem, the "me" person is not blaming their self for wrong doing but explaining to another person how they have done enough and so much more. It is almost as though the "me" is too good for the person or relationship it is speaking to because it knows it has not been wrong. The me is anyone who realizes and knows that they can not be blamed and identified as the fault because the other perosn in any relationship is taking advantage of how caring the "me" is.

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