how would i know you loved me?
is something you asked
years later in this situationship.

your older version
was naive and native to me
letting my walls down
i set myself free.

i smiled at your advice
of living ones life on their own terms
while you just nodded with entice
when i did it on my turns.

you always wished
i holded your hand
but maybe not to seek help
instead pull me down along.

your older version ...