case no. 1; emotional codependency

it's hard for me to breathe,

when your so-called love choking me,

the tears run down your face,

while you ask me one last time,

“would you love me to death?”

and i nodded,

when i know for the deepest part of my remaining heartbeats,

that it's already pushing down my head and narrowing my breath,

but i'd say i love you,

even when the stars are so far away now for me to chase,

and when the time comes where i'll see it more clearly,

i'll nod again and walk without feeling suffocated,

because we're better off as the sunset and the stars, 

don't we,

my love?

feb 24th ‘23