To the Man Who Once Said 

He Loved Me

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I did not ask you to

pretend

 to understand me.

I did not ask you to

 say that you’ll stay.

I did not ask you

to ask

 me

to love

you.

But you did.

And I thought you understood me.

I thought you’d stay.

I thought your love would last.

But my soul became too heavy on you.

You walked away.

You left me wondering

why you chose someone broken

 like me

to break even

more.

©Najwa Zebian