Don’t do it this time
Don’t throw yourself
Into that drama.
It’s not yours
It never was
Not today
Or so many years ago
When you first met it
And invented a story
That something was
Wrong
Your fault
Your problem.
You thought it would help
You taking the blame
You wanted to be helpful
You were so sweet.
You didn’t know
How so many
Years of your life
Would be sucked away
By your unheralded
Unappreciated
Gesture of solidarity.
…
Suddenly, you see clearly
It’s time to make a break
I’m choosing peace
You say to yourself
Blessed quietude
(even thought it feels boring).
You resist the temptation
The useless habit
Of needing to be needed.
Today
You let that ugly mess
Just float on by
See ya!
This is true Self-love
Self-respect
Self-preservation
…
Whew!
Suddenly you’re back
Resting softly in the
Beating heart of this
Blissful
Unentangled
Healthy
Emptiness
Just like it was
Back in the
Golden days!
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