11/9
I wonder why it is
That I’m drawn to you so
Despite your warnings and
Your pleading and your pain.
I’m not afraid
Of your darkness,
I say.
Your pain does not
Frighten me.
That may be so,
You countered.
But I am afraid
Of how I may hurt you
Simply because
I am living in a Hell
To which I don’t want
You to plummet
Alongside me.
Looks like
You knew best
This time after all, love.
Thank you for
Trying to save me
From my own
Stubborn, genuine,
Wholehearted love
For you.
-Sarah Clinton