You Had to Ask

You Had to Ask You Had to Ask

You wonder why I think you don't want me.
Well - It is not your openness and honesty.
Maybe it is your lies and secrecy.

It is not your sublime touch or precious kiss.
Maybe it's the way I've been embraced by emptiness.
It is not your humorous affection.
Perhaps it is your contemptuous rejection.

It is not your respect and understanding.
Maybe it is your yelling and demanding.
It is not your cherished epiphanous presence.
It could be your sudden conspicuous absence.

It is not your concerned and loving solicitation.
Possibly it is your sardonic denigration.
It is not your guileless generosity.
Might be your selfish, deliberate density.

It is not the love you offered me.
It is not the life you promised me.
Maybe now you begin to see
Why I think you don't want me.

bales law - To Andy on His Bar Mitzvah - Too Many You's