You Didn't Want Much

 Truth isn't enough.
I need words to do justice.
I'm alive; soul's ignited.
I've overcome the numbness.

I'm far from your mind,
But your memory is enough
To keep me content forever.
My love was never a bluff.

Before we were both bored.
We had too much free time.
Smoked and slept until dark,
And to think that was our prime…

You don't want to see me.
We can never talk again,
But you'll live in me forever
Unlike any of those other men.

I never wished for less than you,
But I could never handle more.
You invoked just enough pleasure
Even though it ended in a war.

I'll never see through your eyes.
I will not pretend to understand.
I'm still here, but you don't want me
You thought my ruthlessness was planned.

I wish you'd listen to these words.
I wish you'd make love to my memory.
I've learned to embrace this pain,
I wish you'd forgive my treachery.

But I cannot say I'm sorry.
I will not do that for you.
You've already forgotten me.
So why tell you what's true?

I know you don't give a shit.
You will never have a passing thought of me.
I know you don't want to hear my words.
To you, I'm just another shell drifting off to sea.