Necessities Burden

I give, I give, yet it’s never enough, For all that I am, I’m told, is too tough. Once promises made, now feel like a lie, I gave you my heart, yet you pass it by. At first, it was clear, we were hand in hand, But time has turned shifts I can't understand. Things you once wanted, now you don’t care, No words were exchanged, no moments to share. I built you a world of my deepest intent, But you’ve taken the bricks, and now I relent. I love you fiercely, with everything I’ve got, But it seems I’ve become more of a tethered knot. What I desire, what I dream, what I need, Is met with a silence that makes my heart bleed. You ask for my patience, my kindness, my grace, But where is my own place in this sacred space? I am a servant, a shadow, a ghost in your light, Who gives with a smile, but feels lost in the fight. My hopes and my wishes, they slip through my hands, While you are the anchor, and I am the sand. I am the man, kept close by your side, Not for love’s sake, but because you decide. A servant of duty, not man, not a king, My worth is a ledger, not love’s offering. I cannot show anger, I cannot show pain, For fear that my sorrow will be seen as vain. You’ve asked for so much, but I’ve lost all my way, How long can I give when my soul has to stay? I’m trapped in this love, yet alone in my heart, I fear if I leave, I’ll be torn apart. But if I stay silent, I cease to exist, A necessity’s burden—unheard, dismissed. So here I remain, with nothing but will, To love with no joy, yet my heart can’t be still. For I am not loved, but a duty well-known, Trapped in this love, but it’s not my own.