im sorry

Every time I look into your eyes,

I see the weight of disappointment,

The shadows of hate, the flames of anger—

I see it all.

I see the pain I’ve carved into your skin

Yet I am powerless to stop myself.

You ask me to change,

To shed the essence of who I am.

And I will,

But know this,

The only thing that changes

Will not be what I do

It will be the way I love you