Pale Shelter
(own title: Get What You give)
You need me
I am well aware of that
You love me
and in your own way, you show me that
but your way is not necessarily my way
If you want the real me
don't condescend to me
and don't put down in me
the things that define me
Accept my flaws
Don't try to tell me how I NEED to be
Accept me for who I am . . .
as I do you
Hold me in the night
Don't make me ask for that
If you see me crying. . . open your eyes
and realize why-
then hold me even tighter
If you do these things,
you'll then get back from me
a love that is real.
Dec. 2, 2019 Inspired by John Hamilton's Pale Shelter Contest
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