Why bother to try

I ask you again

Knowing you won’t

Answer

What answer can you give

To explain away my fears

What answer can you give

That will overcome my belief

If I love someone

They won’t love me

Or if they do

It’s in a way

They don’t want anyone to see

Why bother to try

I ask you again

Knowing you won’t

Answer

Even you who love me

Couldn’t stand my touch

To sleep next to me

To snuggle up without lust

So much safer

To see me as a toy

So much safer

To watch me die alone