Ocean In The Desert

You held me when you were broke,
Your hands wrapped around my throat,
All my friends think I'm a joke,
For drowning, so you could float.

You lit a match so I burned,
I took it all, every hurt,
Trying to love you, I've learned,
You can't be the ocean, for a desert
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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