POETRY THAT STAYS

I want to save you.

I know exactly who you are and I can see you clearly

Behind that heartwarming smile and contagious laughter
When you try to make other people happy so that they wouldn't notice
I just know you're lying.

At midnight, you softly beg for yourself to hold on
You cry so hard that you lose yourself in the process
You pray that someone would reach out and help you
To hear your screams
Then listen to your stories
And to actually love you.

I saw you at your worst but I guess for me you're still the best
Every time you hurt yourself, it makes me want to fall deeper into you
Each time you light that cigarette up and drink alcohol
I can't help but love you more than you do to yourself or anyone else.

You are so broken that I want to fix you, no matter how impossible it may be.

Let me dive into your thoughts and memorize the sound of your heartbeats
Let me hear you tell me what happened to those scars you're ashamed of showing
And tell me how I could calm you down when your monsters and demons visit
You can scream all you want and you can hurt me endless times
But I will never give up on you.

I want to love you.

Not because I sympathize you
I'm not even sure why anyone would think I only wanted to save you just because you're a mess and a torn work of art
I want to love you because I do.

I love you— and I accept you for who you are
They see you as someone who's so broken that the pieces can never be fixed
But for me, you are so beautiful and I am passionately in love with all of your scars and imperfections.

But my love, I won't ever put your pieces back to the same way it was
Let me turn you into a masterpiece instead
Let me love you so hard that you'd forget you were even hurt before
Because I will always
...always be here to prove you're worthy— for you deserve someone like me.