Ralph

It all makes sense now.
You told me what I wanted to hear.
You used me to get away from her.
You like my comfort.

You don’t see me like I thought you did.
I saw myself that way. And that’s who was there with me that night.
Me. Not you.

You helped me see myself, but you don’t see me that way.
I am what you want me to be. What you need me to be.

And that is what you like about me. Your reflection.


You were going to take lucy* with her.
She rejected you. You crept to me.

You thanked me.

You wanted me to open up to you. To become comfortable around you.
You wanted me to want you. You wanted to feel me crave you.

And now I realize I almost needed you.