The One
The one that comes after you will be trustworthy
He will be honest with me
But I won’t believe him because
I won’t understand it
The one that comes after you will be pure
He will cherish my mind over my body
And I will feel unattractive because
I won’t understand it
The one that comes after you will be devoted
He will kiss me on the good days and hold me on the bad
But I will still doubt his loyalty because
I won’t understand it
The one that comes after you will be gentle
He will carefully caress my body
And I will break down because
I won’t understand it
The one that comes after you will be empathetic
He will learn why I don’t understand
And I will feel like a burden because
I wish I understood
The one that comes after you will know you
He will see you in my insecurities
He will hear you in my cries
He will taste the bitterness you left in me
And he will resent you for it
The one that comes after you will be steadfast
He will pick up the pieces you left me in
One by one
Attempting to make me whole again
And eventually I will let him