ThampraN
Wellknown Ace
We often say,
you don't love me,
you only love the idea of me.
In poetry we say,
you say that you love me,
but what you really mean
is that you need a space
for your love to occupy.
You need someone to be
the object of your affection,
which in truth has nothing to do with me.
I do not want to be loved
for the sake of being loved.
I want to be loved
because you've traced my scars
back to their origins
and found something familiar
on your way there.
I want to be loved
because you've turned my heart
inside out and sorted through its contents.
I want to be loved
because your pain recognizes mine
and when we meet eyes
I don't have to wonder
if I'm being seen.
I want to be loved
not because I'm the antidote
to your loneliness
but because your loneliness
runs parallel to mine.
I want to be your companion,
not your solution,
your partner,
not a stand-in for your empty space.
Love me past the surface of my skin
or do not love me at all.
you don't love me,
you only love the idea of me.
In poetry we say,
you say that you love me,
but what you really mean
is that you need a space
for your love to occupy.
You need someone to be
the object of your affection,
which in truth has nothing to do with me.
I do not want to be loved
for the sake of being loved.
I want to be loved
because you've traced my scars
back to their origins
and found something familiar
on your way there.
I want to be loved
because you've turned my heart
inside out and sorted through its contents.
I want to be loved
because your pain recognizes mine
and when we meet eyes
I don't have to wonder
if I'm being seen.
I want to be loved
not because I'm the antidote
to your loneliness
but because your loneliness
runs parallel to mine.
I want to be your companion,
not your solution,
your partner,
not a stand-in for your empty space.
Love me past the surface of my skin
or do not love me at all.