Resent
In truth
I resent the following
......
That your love
Makes me vulnerable
That your sex
Has such power over me
That you have
More money than me
Better mental health
A saner family
A basic trust in life
I resent
That I love you
More than I love myself
That you see right through
My display of strength
And see
My vulnerability
And sweetness
I resent
Being compared
To a teddy bear
Or a fucking Care Bear
Even though
Or perhaps especially
Cos I used to like that cartoon
When I was a kid.
Underneath all that resentment
Beats a heart of fire
Full of love
Have the patience
To watch the flames die down
Then perhaps
We can curl up by the fireside
Im like a wounded tyger
Burning bright
Ease my pain
And I might
Stay the night
Povey 2013