1 + 1 = 2
Me plus you
This is nothing new
We knew
But something’s missing
For you to force
The issue
What’s true?
You don’t love me
When I don’t let you
Have your way
You hate me
When I
Have my say
By the way,
I’ve been thinking
Of what happened
Yesterday
I was down
Drowning
Crying and frowning
Never lashed out
Or
Cast you in doubt
But it’s ok
For you to prey
On me
So now I learnt
That getting burnt
Isn’t love
Stabbed and slapped
Wracked and stacked
Against
Me gotta be silent
And compliant
Always reliant
What is love
Without respect?
R
E
S
P
E
C
T
Find out what
It
Means to me
At 22
I knew
This equation
Knew all that and
What you
Do
Never adding up
Just striving to balance
Our equation
Now I have my say:
Love is singular
It comes from within
Love is 2D
Happens on a whim
Makes no sense
Works on pretence
Means nothing without
A framework.
Respect is on the inside of the
Other
Not for you to decide
You have to ask and listen to their answer.
Whether
Mother, friend, brother or lover.
It’s where love is channelled
Not who it’s from but
Respectfully
where it goes into.
Respect forces love to
Form
Forces love to
Mature.
1 + 1 is just a ruse
For
Without respect
Love is just abuse.