Love and Cherish

My heart is heavy
It bleeds
It churns 
You stand on the edges while my world burns

You think it's alright
It's what I deserve
Convoluted, in your mind
I am not worth being heard
Or understood
Or given credit
My life's a verse you desperately want to edit

Control
Behold
I should do as told
And dare I waver from the path you've set
Why do you need me subdued
That's what I don't get

Why push me down when you could love and cherish
Why hold me in bars; why wish for my identity to persih
Why put me through trials, I don't get the appeal
Why show me off; Why want me to kneel?
It's not a competition
At least not to me
I just want an uncomplicated family

I stand strong against all the venom you dish
If only you could see me as me, I wish
You want to flourish
But my heart, you fail to nourish
Even though all I want is to love and cherish

How long would I let you
How long would I do
The times are running out
For me and for you
Too late to make up, but I still can offer truce
Just stop seeing me as an object to use

Or you will lose.

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