“I Want to Be Close to You,” You Said, “But I Want You to Do Everything Differently.”
I’ve never been enough for you, not the way I am. “I want to be close to you,” you’ve always said to me, “but I want you to do everything differently.”
I’ve never been enough for you, not the way I am. “I want to be close to you,” you’ve always said to me, “but I want you to do everything differently.”
Turns out that there’s another way that breaking up with someone can really throw us for a loop: It can result in identity confusion.
I want a love that lets me stay clear eyed. One that lets me hold onto my identity. And stay grounded to the truth.
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