Puppy Love
This is where I leave you
This is where I say
Goodbye
Please don't make this hard on me; put away
Your big, sad puppy-dog eyes
Because that pout won't bring a change of heart
And much less a change of mind
So despite the promises I
Made,
To you I say goodbye
I don't bid farewell so lightly
Because at first, you were
Sweet
I have you to thank for my first kiss, and
For the first shades of love that you
Took the time to show me
And yet, a boy is called a boyfriend until
He proves to be a man. So how could
I expect you to ever understand?
Your happiness is a thick winter's coat
And I became your coat rack
You
Hooked your whole life on me, thus smothering
Me; you've tipped the balance so far
That I can't quite set it back
I struggle to bear the weight of you without
Collapsing to the floor. So I must
Drop the load you've given me
I can't stand to be the only one to hold you
Anymore
And I know you'll end up hating me
Because what else does someone
Do
When the one thing left that makes you happy stops
Spoon-feeding it to you? Yes, you'll come to
Hate me, in favor of the truth I've
Found:
You depend on me so much that I can only let
You down
Here I go, sending you tumbling for
Someone else to hold, so I can
Free
My hands to use for what I love, instead of doing
What I'm told. You take my hand, for
I am puppy's love, and say,
"Baby, please just stay."
But my pet, I am sorry, for I must give you away
Copyright © Annalee Pierce | Year Posted 2011
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