Day 22: Love You Too

You can tell someone loves you
When they write profanity directed towards everyone
And you’re included.

You can tell someone loves you
When they will hold everything
And anything
Against you.

You can tell someone loves you
When they tell you they hate you
In front of everyone.

You can tell someone loves you
When they encourage you to list things you like about yourself
And then tell you what’s wrong with what you listed.

You can tell someone loves you
When they ignore the fact that something is private
And that it’s something you shouldn’t tell people
And they tell people anyways.

You can tell someone loves you
When they will emotionally abuse you
Just because.


You can tell someone loves you
When they will tell you that you’re fat
Even if you’re fighting low self-esteem.

You can tell someone loves you
When they hang up on you
And have the nerve to call you back
For homework help later.

You can tell when someone loves you
When they try to make your flaws
Looks worse than theirs
When they aren’t.

So all you people
Who just love me,
You know who you are.