Keep My Distance
By Rachel "D" Winslow

I've no wishes to control you-
Only wanted to know you.
I try and I cry,
And I'll never know why
Everything we do
Destroys me and you.
No, Love. It's not okay.
It's the same thing every day.
No, Dear. I don't want to stay.
At times I've asked the night to take me away.
You mock me all the while
And you do it with a smile.
Stop killing me, please.
My spirit is on its knees.
I'm not asking you to grant my every wish.
I'm telling you I can't live like this.
I love you for who you are
Which is why I may have to from afar.