Paper Rose (And Other Poems)

Sometimes

Sometimes when I say, 

"I'm okay"

I want someone to look me in the eyes and say,

"No, you're not"

There is only one person

ONE PERSON

Who has ever done that.

That person is the love of my life.

I won't say names...

But you know who you are.

...

I try really hard,

I really do.

But sometimes 

I'll just wake up

And I'll feel like I can't take it anymore

This person,

This one person, 

Is keeping me alive right now.

I have said multiple times to them,

"You are my lifeline,

Without you, I would be dead."

And that's true.

...

Sometimes...

Sometimes I feel like...

Like they hate me.

You know that feeling?

When the person that you love most in the world...

Probably hates you...

But then they say, 

"I love you."

And somehow some of your problems...

Just leave...

And you know that, 

No matter what anyone says...

You love this person.

...

Sometimes I like life...

Usually...

I don't.

But I always like them...

No...

I always love them.

Because they aren't my 

Sometimes.

They are my 

Always.