Twenty Twenty

I'm finally seeing this with eyes wide open 
I have no clue why it took so long 
I'll chalk it up to hope and irrational thinking 
sh*t what was I thinking? 
I know my heart was in the right place 
but hers obviously wasn't even in the room 
must have used an industrialized broom 
to sweep all those issues under the rug 
and still had it pulled from underneath me 
this illogical thinking is beneath me or it should've been 
there's no need to pretend what's already known 
I was shown what it is 
so nevermind what I thought it could be 
It's time to free my mind from the superficial 
I just keep saying to myself "they aren't you"
In the dating world I used to think 
If I did this, and said that, then this would equal to… 
what a foolish way to think, yeah it's very optimistic 
But man that's sick & twisted 
that's the thinking of my predecessors like
if we're non-violent towards them
their hearts will see the errors in their ways 
and treat us and love us equally someday 
but today I begin my 12 step program with acceptance 
Accepting things for what they are 
Accept that people are flawed by a wide margin 
Accept that time tells all so be patient 
and never continue in a relationship where it seems 
that you love harder and they seem too complacent
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021


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