Some grow tired in your shade,
I grow inspired, knowing I’m stronger than you.
Martyrs throw themselves at your feet,
While you throw them back to their quivering state.
I stand taller by your side,
While you fall into my shadows, unwillingly.
Knowing what you are,
You cower in the corner, afraid to emerge.
I never wanted it this way,
But this has been our fate, regrettably.
You cannot cling to me with courage,
I was meant to soar, while you were meant fall.
Love letters have been exchanged,
With false words, thrown in between.
On both sides, we can only digress,
Forgetting why love has ever existed.
I grow tired of waiting,
For your courage and strength.
While you grow tired of waiting
For my failure and demise.
I never wanted to play this role,
But was forced when you surrendered.
I cannot cling to you with strength,
Because you will take it when I look away.
I’m not your martyr, nor your vigor,
I am nothing to you but a revolving door.
Around and around, you and I love,
Until one day, you and I both fall.
Your day turned into a week,
While mine, transformed into a year.
I continue to strengthen, while you falsely profess,
You’ve matured and want try to love again.
I never wanted this to happen,
But it happened quicker than I imagined.
Yesterday I was longing for your heart,
While today, I say goodbye to mine. |
Submission Name: I Never Wanted
