I to i

Will I be okay?

In this lifetime?

Will it be enough?

For your todays and tomorrows?

Am I a lot? Should I be less?

I don't want to be.

Will that be a deal breaker?

Should I unlearn my needs?

Or was there any needs at all?

What if I am overcome with them?

What if I was the problem all this time?

What if I kept quiet and stayed quiet?

Would I have been strong then?

Will it be less pathetic if it all ended with me?

If I didn't drag you too into me?

I won’t be set up for failures if I don't have expectations.

Maybe I should just be grateful as they say?

Will that make it easy?

Am i bothersome?

Should i share less?

Will that make it seem like i am cribbing less?

Maybe i am self-centered?

Selfish, like the mother says?

But what more is left of me to give?

Should i be less of me so others can be more of them?

I did that before. But they didn't become better, just tried to drag me down more. 

Should i not talk?

Why tho?

Am i being petulant? 

Why not?

Maybe i should feel less?

Then i won’t want more?

I should just be and then not to be.

Will it be okay then?





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