She pulls me close
you shove me away.
She makes me
feel like something
you make me
feel less than nothing.
She accepts me while
you reject me.
She completes me while
you delete me.
With her
I feel like a Prince.
With you
like a toad.
She accepts my humanness
my little flaws and frailties.
You judge me
as an inferior
to yourself.
She makes me
feel bright
with much to offer.
You play me
for a fool.
She lifts me
from the depths.
You put me down.
She coaxes me
to move forward
you sentence me
to stay in my pit.
She makes me
feel worthy of love.
You strive to make me
feel loathsome.
She encourages me
to dance through life
you punish me
for trying to survive.
She sees my words
as the window
to a kind soul
you view it all
as a ruse.
She breathes life
into this man
the same man
you left for dead.
She peers
into these eyes
and makes me feel wanted.
You make me
feel incapable
of being loved.
She makes me
feel proud
of the man I've become.
You invoke shame
for even being a man.
She offers
her heart
her soul, her mind
you offer
nothing.
She is
my future
you are
in my past.
That's why
I can unlove you.
She'll be
scratching my back
while you
scratch your head.
© RRE 6-14-01
