valentine

You give me your words

You hide in me your secrets

You tell me the truth

These are the things I know

‘

I know how you hurt

I know why you bleed

I know why it’s hard

To say what you mean

‘

I know why you cried

At the sight of that bird

I know why you sighed

When he said those six words

‘

I know why you hate

This or that person

I know why you love

To make hurt worsen

‘

I know why all

Of what I said is true

Because you all trust me now

More than I trust you

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How this happened 

I, too, know

The trust you had in someone else

Was betrayed by his deeds

And now what’s filled

Is your need

To be heard and trust again

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But now I know too much

Please, let me go

I need to breathe and reassess, so 

Please take from me

At least, for now,

The things I know