Projection

Did you know what you were doing

When you watched me fall?

Did you know it then like I know it now

That you couldn’t give me your all

Did it hurt to hear my sobs in the night

As I slept at the edge of the bed

Did you even think to reach for my body

Instead of leaving me alone in my head

Was I some kind of vendetta

For your ego that I didn’t bruise

Or was I just something passive 

Change in your pocket to lose

Maybe I’m just projecting my own insecurity 

Trying to protect myself from my own truth

Maybe I’m more naive than I think

Looking for an excuse for trusting you 

What I can say without a shred of doubt

I loved you more deeply than I have ever before

I was all yours despite the red flags I ignored

But I wish what we had didn’t leave me on the floor 

I hope you love better next time you try

Put more of her before you

Maybe you’ve been my lesson 

You’re a test I don’t want to redo