I kept telling you to
Just love me.
It was the best advice I could give
And the one piece of advice you didn’t take
Just love me!
Just love me!
I would say
Softly
Repetitively
Loudly
Boldly
With no conditions
I buried the phrase in every conversation
Eventually turning it into a phrase you could no longer hear
Just love me
A phrase that is impossible to register with someone who only sees life conditionally
I learned too late
Dumb woman
Open your eyes
Love yourself
Loud
Bold
And on repeat