For Your Soul

 

I do these things,

Not for myself,

But because I feel it may

Be best for you.

I lock myself inside my head,

Drown myself in my own misery,

Just so that you don’t get hurt.

I fight with myself,

Beat myself up over small things,

Because I know it had upset you,

And I don’t want us to argue over it.

So please understand,

That if I die tonight,

I did it so you wouldn’t hurt anymore,

Did it so you wouldn’t be so sad,

Did it so you wouldn’t hate me anymore,

So that you could be free of my irritations,

Free of the aggravation that is me.

I did it so you could be happy,

Did it so you could be free,

Did it so you could smile more,

So that you wouldn’t feel bogged down,

Feel so constrained…

I did it all for you, my love,

Did it for your soul…

 

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