you mustn’t ever leave me she said
all long red hair earnest as rust
I have rejection issues
& for the life of me I never understood that
she had come from a family loved her
had provided for all of her needs
& I tried to hang on in there
loving her as best I should
but its difficult when her fear
led her to not invest as she could
becomes a one-way street
I loved how she loved when she did let go
but man it was a battle to get her to that place
giving is giving up giving in letting trust show
surrender is to win the war
where love grows
eventually I had to offer defeat
& know she provided her own rejection
all I was
was the deliverance machine