I want someone
who will want me
instead of need.

I want someone
who will love me
for me
instead of for
what I look like
or what I have to give.

I want someone
who will see my
strength
but still care for my fragile heart
gently
carefully
&
lovingly.

I want someone
who will see my
darkness
& love it just as much.

I want someone
who would still choose to lovingly
stare at me
even in a room full
of art.

I want someone
who will kiss me
s l o w l y
because they never intend on
losing me
&
p a s s i o n a t e l y
because they feel
a l i v e
with me.

I want someone
who will respect
my boundaries.
Physical
Mental
& emotional.

I want someone
who will make sure
I know how much they love me.

I want someone
who would do anything they can
to make sure I feel
seen
heard
understood
known
supported
cared for
safe
protected
important
beautiful
rare
&
loved.

I want someone
who will be "too much"
with me.

I want someone
who will be goofy,
dance all night,
& sing all day
with me

I want someone
who will want to
spend the rest of their days
and longer
with me.

I want someone
who will see my
scars
faults
mistakes
insecurities
& flaws
and love them instead of wanting to change them
or wish they never existed.

This is what I have to give
and dozens more...

Is this too much to ask for?

I think you're still
h u r t i n g

Hurting from
inflicted pain
brought on by a previous
lover.

You need time
You need space
You need to heal

You must to learn to
f o r g i v e
her
and yourself
for everything.

You must be patient
with yourself
& your
fragile heart.

You must let go
of what
"could have been"
"would have been"
"should have been"

You must allow yourself
to hurt
before you fully heal
and grow into an even better
person than you were before.

If you do not,
you will only
hurt the next girl.

Me.

If you do not,
you will only
inflict the same hurt
you feel
onto me.

--

Do not use me
to distract you
from what you need to face.

Do not use me
to ease pain
someone else has done.

Do not use me
to help you move on
from someone you haven't
learned to let go of and forgive yet.

Not me.

Not me.