Stay or Go



You tell me I can’t handle it
I guess I thought if someone knew that
I’d be the one.
So I’m sorry, you’re right-
How could I know, really
what it is I’m feeling?
So thank you for telling me,
can you imagine if you hadn’t?
I might meet someone,
Or fall in love (or like at least)
or, heaven forbid
Have some fun.

And you tell me that it’s silly-
as if I don’t already know.
But I’d like to forget that
And pretend that it’s not
and let myself be who I am just now.
Forget about perspective,
Forget about fluff
Just let me have this time,
-that’s more than enough.

But you can’t or you won’t
and I can’t understand.
Are you lying when you say
you don’t want to stay?
I hear you say you don’t want this
but you act exactly the opposite.
ismene 1/98

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