It Was Me Who Let You Keep Me On Hold

It is not about you.
Although it had been,
For a number of years.

I awakened in a new mood.
And it was not attitude.
It was a consciousness.

No longer did I feel a need,
To be there for others...
Without my own needs addressed.

I am addressing my needs.
And you may believe it is selfishness.
After I awakened I just cared about what I felt.

And I feel blessed to realize,
Part of my life has been kept...
To live in the pleasing of myself.

It is not about you.
Although it had been,
For a number of years.

Now it is about me!
My needs and wants.
With desires missed I have yet to live.

It is not about you.
It was.
And it was me who let you keep me on hold.

poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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