it's okay honey, truly
i am not fazed by your words
surely you have taken notice
of the ways i lull myself to sleep
i promise myself every night
not to fall harder than
you do for me because
i refuse to stand broken
at your feet at the end
i refuse to be defenseless
so call me a monster
for reminding myself
that you will inevitably
grow tired of me
so then it hurts less
when you leave me
behind