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Greedy (Boston, 1/16)
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For Broken Hearts I thought I saw you
You showed me yourself
showed me
over and over again
but there was
an insidious blind spot
And I found out
in the most excruciating way
That if I couldn’t see all of you
I may as well not see you
at all
I failed to understand
that your existence
was contingent on my perception
Oh God, I’d have been
so much more careful
had I known
When you knew I didn’t see you
not completely
You just needed to go
But my arrogance
wouldn’t allow me
To simply accept your wishes
I was sure my love for you
could put us back together
When I realized it could not
my selfishness
made no room
for not knowing where I failed
I pushed
I prodded
demanding understanding
And yet again, I was blind
I didn’t know my love
was so tainted
Or that pushing it on you
was like shoving more poison
down your throat
I wish I could take it all back
Start from wherever it was
that I missed
this critical understanding
See you with the clarity
you so completely deserve
You
are remarkable
worthy of so much
I wanted to give it all to you
with everything that I am
I was worried
when you wanted to go
that I was maybe
too much
(I’ve been told so before)
But the truth is
I am blind
I am selfish
and I am not enough
For
