A Self Assessment of Attachment vs Love

Attachment is different than love
And it is a lot more powerful
They are definite, separate things
That people talk about interchangeably;

“Don’t get attached,” and “Don’t fall in love,”
Are advice for the same situation…but;
“If you love somebody, let them go”
Is the soundest advice of all.

If you love somebody you CAN let them go
If they love you back they want you, not need you,
And will stay because of want, stay because of love.
Perhaps that is the secret of happiness.

Ones that can’t let go are merely attached,
Their need supersedes the sincerity.
They slowly squeeze tighter, selfishly,
As you suffocate, unable to breathe…

Wrapped in the bonds of their endless need….
As they need and they need with increasing greed,
Strategically placed seeds turn into fields full of weeds.
This worry that I’m too needy often gives me anxiety.

Maybe this is why I struggled to love my mom and dad
Until years after they stopped fighting to control
Maybe this is why I struggle so bad
To find anywhere I feel I can call home.

Maybe I’ve been thinking about this too long,
And please, oh please don’t get me wrong,
Just because I’m finding I can live without you
Doesn’t mean I have ever really wanted to.