Desperate

We’re so desperate for love
So desperate to end lonely
We tend to settle for
Insufficient love
Toxic love
Abusive love
Convenient love
A desperate love
But if we take the time to
fall deeply in love with ourselves
especially in our loneliest moments
Lonely soon becomes just a thing
we actually look forward to
And desperate becomes patience
to wait for love deserving of you

I Know

It takes me a while to fall into
the rhythm of partnership because
I know too well how to be alone.
I know too well how to love myself.
So please be patient babe…
I’ll learn to love you as much as I love me.
I’ll get to know you as well as I know lonely.