Can I PLease Love You?

[ellajam]

You came to class drunk.
I know we aren’t speaking,
but you were, are, my
First.
I want to know what is wrong but...
she tells me this is normal.

This is not normal.

You got a tattoo yesterday…I’m worried.
You said you were past it, but is anyone really past it?
I’m not.
You said you didn’t like me,
like that,
but I like you, like that.
Can’t I still be worried? Can’t I still love you?
Will you ever let someone love you?

This really hits close to home for me.  I feel like I have been this girl..  the tattoo... the drinking, i.e the numbing.  She probably wants to protect you from her self.  She says it is normal.. for her it is normal.. But somewhere inside she must know it is not.   But it is normal for her to numb.  It sounds like she is going off the edge.. and you can absolutely worry and love her.. unconditionally always be there for her.  no matter how far she goes..  because to have that one person in your life who will still stand by you when you go off the deep end and start acting out because you cant handle what is happening in your life... to have that one person.  You become a rock.  You become a reminder.. maybe she doesn't feel she deserves it.  But she does

Hi, TTB, welcome to the Pen. Although of course a poem can remind us of our own experiences, in the workshops we try to keep the focus on the poem itself, what specifically are its strengths and weaknesses?

Thanks, hope you enjoy the site, happy to have you here, ella/mod