I know that I seem ridiculous,

Jumping to conclusions.

I might exaggerate

But I know

I’m right.

I can’t contain myself,

I went overboard,

So now I’m left with nothing,

Again.

I remember talking on the phone

In the North Carolina woods

To someone who loved me

More than I could ever love him.

“If you leave me

you’ll let predators in.

They’ll bite.

You’ll suffer.

Nobody can love you like I do.”

I knew he was right

I still had to jump,

Say farewell to comfort,

Welcome anxiety,

Accept I would be the more loving one,

From then on.