missing assignments

love or be loved

i'm good at finding you in your darkest hours
by remembering to turn on the light.

i'm good at reigniting your extinguished spark
and showing you value in life.

i'm good at illuminating forgotten corners,
nudging you past your borders,
and teaching you to love the mirrors.

i can make you happy.
i can give you anything,
but i cannot be your friend.

because the dread which fills me when i realize i must learn to be loved in return
catapults us to the end.