things I think I know about love:
it’s much easier
to love
everyone
when you stop
taking responsibility
for their actions
when I secretly
want to change
you,
you will always disappoint me
when I start by
wanting to change
myself
I will always fall short
I can love you
as
I love myself
&
no deeper
---
I can give you what I give myself
&
no more
---
I cannot give you what I want [to]
if I don't know what
it feels like to
have it
anything less just isn't
the same
thing
I could hate you for
not loving me
or
I could love you for loving me
in the ways that
you can
&
nothing else would change
I could love you for
who you are
now
or
I could hate you for
not living up to my
expectations
&
nothing else would change
I could be wrong
about everything
I know
&
I would love myself even more
it takes so much love
to have convictions
in this world
Ain't that the truth!