Leaving You Behind
I have memorized all the break up songs
Cried a thousand times
Remembered your beautiful eyes and face
But…
The memory of what’s behind it
Breaks me up every time
I want to say I love you
But all I see is the emptiness
Behind your eyes
And the space between your ears
You laugh and tease me
Calling me stupid, making me less
Put yourself above me
Standing on your forever pedestal
I am smart
I am beautiful
You can’t suppress me
Because I am more than you
Stop simplifying me
I won’t fit in your equation
Let me breathe
You’ve placed your love in the wrong girl
(Maybe the wrong gender)
You’re image obsessed
A modern day Narcissus
Look for something deeper
Don’t think I hate you
But I must face the reality
That I must leave you
Because I have a little more
Living left to do.
-Smb