I've been staring at the ocean
Holding onto a life jacket
Waiting for you to come up for air
Even as I hold you
I'm letting you go
Because I feel you shedding me
Like skin
We can't make homes out of human beings
So if you want to leave
Leave
I know that I am terrifying and strange
Something not everyone knows how to love
I have not stopped loving you
But I have stopped waiting for you
Be brave enough to love me
Be brave enough to let me love you
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Maybe I'm tired of hurting you
Maybe I'm tired of breaking your heart too
But riddle me this
What do you tell your heart
When it asks after me?
I mashed-up these (rephrased) quotes from some of my favorite poems a couple of months ago because, well, shit happened. Credits to Warsan Shire, N.L.Shompole, Alice Walker, Noor Shirazie
