She Was Sea

All I ever want is to be safe with someone, and you can’t even guarantee that. Because you don’t know. All I want is to hear you say ‘baby, you’re safe with me. No one’s going to hurt you anymore. I got you, and I’ll forever cherish you’ and that’s just too much to ask for – for a woman like me. Hopes that have been taxed and dreams that have been depreciated, trades of love that has been lost. All I ever do is strip down for men who won’t even give their two cents to me.

Loving someone like me, a tainted woman – requires courage. I don’t disagree with that. But don’t come close to me, if you can’t live up-to the man you pretend to be. Don’t awaken my love and compassion unless you want to be sincere. I’m OK on my own; I don’t need this; I don’t need you to play hide and seek, giving love and then taking it away. I can’t handle it. I don’t even want to. Love me or leave me, if you don’t.