I Love My Love

to all the men i've loved

I GOT YOU
and not in the way your boys claim they do.
I have loyalty embedded across my lips,
your secrets are safe with me.
I have plans to nurture you the same way your mother did.
i picked you the same way I pick flowers—
I smell the beauty in them.
The thing about me is..I was born to love.
I was born to treat you the way you've never been treated.
Ever wonder why you still think of me on your loneliest nights?
I mean..
I GOT YOU!
and not in the same way you promised you had me.
I have unconditional grilled around my thighs,

you could have made a home out of me.

I used to wonder why you've never settled down with anyone
then I realized I only picked you while in a rush.
I was so eager for love, so I settled for you.
The thing about me is..
I wasn't raised to give up.
So..I really got you.
My spine was formed with elasticity
so I could handle both the downs and the ups.
I would have stuck around for longer than the lust..
but you saw no future in us,
you picked me the same way men pick attire—
you make sure to pick someone else before the season expires..

But I promise to God I wasn't lying when I said I got you.