Less than a day ago in the same breath that I used to rant about you being a jerk for this or that I would’ve gone on about how you were such a sweet goofball and I knew you were dedicated like me to keeping things going.
And I was sure you were because you told me to hold on to you. You told me we’d make this work. And when you saw me cry you told me you felt bad and you would make it all better. And I believed you because I always do.
I never once would have guessed what was on your mind. You said the opposite of what you were thinking and threw me for a curve. Congratulations. You were right. I don’t always know what’s going on in your head.
You wanna know what I do know? I know that I’ve changed who I am and what I will or won’t do for you. I’ve broken rules I made about relationships for you. I’ve lied for you, been grounded for you, gotten F’s for you.
You know what else I know? I know you’ve put up with a lot of crap from me (that goes both ways though and you know that too). I know you’ve put aside homework and chores for me. You’ve been late home and lectured because of me and whatever’s going on in your head that you don’t wanna share about me with me. You’ve made changes to the way you are the things you will and won’t put up with.
But did I react rashly? In all honesty, would you not have been taken back if I said to you what you said to me? You fall apart if you think I’m going to. It’s true. Now I don’t know what to think.
Truth? I’m always as straight forward with you as I possibly can be without hurting you or making you feel bad, which I apparently accomplish time and time again anyways because I never say the right thing. Apparently all I do is nag and whine. Apparently I’m just controlling. So did you mean all those things you said about me being good to you? Or did you mean all those things about me all but wrecking your life? Did you mean it when you said you wanted forever and you’d do what it took? Or are you just going to give up on me like you keep asking me not to do to you?
The truth? I promised you I wouldn’t give up on you, and I meant it. So long as their is air in my lungs and I don’t completely mentally snap I will give you that whatever numbered chance if you want it. And I’ll keep trying to change and not snap and not be selfish. I can’t make promises about changing over night but you know that. I can only what I can humanly do which could probably be more, but I’m trying right now and that’s all I can do. I can’t give you more than I have.
I can’t say if you mean the things about me being happy. I can’t say if you mean the things about when I cry. I can’t say much of anything anymore because you’ve flipped my whole world upside down.
So I guess there isn’t anything to say that you haven’t heard which is that there’s nothing you could do to make me not love you or not think it was worth it… not worth every tear or every time my heart skips a beat. All the confusion in my head, it’s always come down to being worth it and all this time you were thinking about throwing it away.
Which leaves me to ask how the hell did I not know… Why did I think everything was fine?
I feel like just about the stupidest person ever right now. I dunno how I didn’t see it. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I don’t know how to fix it. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know.
I don’t know what to do anymore. What to say. Where the line is. What to and not to do.
I’ve always left my phone on for you and my door open to you. You always know where to find me at all times for the rare occasion when you actually feel like talking to me about something big that’s on your mind (like the other night). I can’t do more for you than I can humanly do. But to keep doing my best for you, I need to know that your with me. I can’t make sacrifices and give things up only to find out you wanted to drop out of it anyways. If I’m gonna give it my all, we both have to. Cause we have to have each other to fall back on. You said it yourself, when stuff gets hard we just have to hold onto each other. But I can’t make you hold on to me, and I’m not gonna cling to you if you don’t want me there.
But most of all, I love you.