apart

he is waiting
he always waits

he is wanting
he always wants

his wants crush my needs
his needs crush my wants

the page is turning
we grow apart
yes, for a time
we grew together
it wasn’t all shit
the shit that it was
grew a daisy
but now
we grow apart

he gave me what it was I needed then
but now I need things he cannot give me
it’s not his fault
it’s not my fault
it’s not your fault
it’s just how life shook out

now it’s time to grow
apart
to part
and to grow
taking the memories
of the good
leaving the footprints
of the bad
and just be

be in the future
where his needs and wants
can’t bring me down
where I open my own wings
and fly