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A poem.

I told you

you wouldn’t get it

wouldn’t get me

would only bring silence

into my confused world.

Quiet enough to hear

the unsure hesitation in your breath

after I have a breakdown, when

you aren’t sure what to do,

what to do with me?

But I still love you

love you like I said I would

I said I would always be there for you

even when I’m crying in bed while

the alarm rings for the 10th time…

The 10th day in a row I can’t get up,

but I said I’ll be there for you.

And you’ll be there, too

you’ll be there,

silent, careful hesitation on your lips,

but I know you’ll always be there.

Even if I told you not to, even if

I told you you wouldn’t get it.