Sink or Swim Love

I love you

So I’ll watch you be with them

Pretending that you won’t sink

You’ll swim

But we both know they won’t just watch you drown

They’ll be the ones pulling you down

But I love you

So I’ll let you learn another lesson

I’ll never try to control you

Because I have patience

And I love you

So I do worry

And I question

Why do you let this happen?

I love how smart you are

Self aware

And forgiving

But why do you not use that wisdom

To make better decisions

I love you

So I know you love hard

But your boundaries are brittle walls

One touch from them and it’s bound to shatter

I love you

But do you believe you matter?

I do

more than you know

I love you and if you ever want to grab a hold

of my hand I promise my arms weak muscles will use all their might

To pull you up out of that water

You’ll struggle to breathe at first

But then you won’t

And if you then decide you don’t want to love me

And you want to soak

That’s okay because

I’ll still love you

Even if you let go