I will not call you by name and won't need to
But you are the periods at the ends of my sentences.
The pauses in my breath.
You are a part of me I will no longer deny
But you will no longer chain me or bind me, no
I will teach you the meaning of love, of kindness
Even if you claw on glass and shriek at the thought
You and I are one, and I will no longer run from you
I will love you, as I have learned to love the deepest wounds
But you will not change, nor will you leave, I will only teach you
I will not give you a name, I will not give you the pleasure
But you will know when I call you, when I talk about you
The gentle clawing of my insides, knowing your desperation and desire for chaos
You need not change, only learn
That I will sooner see you burn than get your way
Now turn your face, lock the keys, and walk away
We are one, and you will see that as you may
But we will grow, for the future and today
