Write Up - Own Me

Own Me

Because you try too hard you lose me more,
Because you try less you loosen me more,
We both know what we want us to know,
But is it better or worse that way ?
I don’t know,
Life is but series of moments,
And I just want plenty of the happy ones,
Only then can you own me.

You need to get a good grip of me,
But remember to loosen the grip when we have to turn,
Else you leave nothing but scars on me,
I am far away, just the same way I am close to you,
I am close to you, just the same way I am far away.

I love all of you as much as I want all of you,
But too much of you scares me likewise,
So I settle for bits and pieces of you,
I make sure its the good bits and pieces of you,
I'm not ready to handle your demons,
They scare me as much as too much of you does,
Call it selfish,
Just own me as you own you.


By Dr Jide Oyegbile (JBlaze)
@itsjblaze
Edited by Irete Obaitan

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