What I Want

I don’t want your kindness.
I don’t need your patience.
I’m not looking for a role model.
Don’t give me a speech.

I don’t care for transcendence.
I don’t need you to mend me.
I don’t have to be good enough for your friends.

I don’t want you to make time for me,
goals for me,
excuses for me.

I don’t need to be saved.

I don’t want to look up to you,
be proud of you,
or bask in your grace.

I want you to love me forever.

Photo Nymph Woman, by Nejron

Music background - World Cafe by LNDÖ

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