Dear You (by Cherri Kauss)

Poet Cherri Kauss of Utah

Dear You

Dear You
You selfish Bastard
You take
You steal
You rob people

Not only from materials
Not only from emotion
But their very being

You take
You take
YOU TAKE SOME MORE
Until each and every last one
Is a mound
A puddle
With nothing left
No self worth
No confidence
No emotion

You take
You take
You take
Until I can’t give
But you take
and take
and take
Even more

Years go by
and you still take
Why won’t you
Let me go?
Why can’t I let you go?

You’ve taken so much
Than there’s nothing left
For anyone else now.

I can’t give
I can’t share
I can’t open up

Because
I’m afraid that it will happen again
And the whole cycle starts again

Take
Take
Take
Take

You shall take no more
From me
I shall give no more
to you

I will NOT be manipulated
I will NOT be taken advantage of
And YOU WILL NOT
steal my emotions
steal my words
steal my life energy because
Today’s the day.

The day I finally say
FUCK YOU
and slam the door.

Love no more,
ME


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(c) 2008 Cherri L. Kauss
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