Cruelty

 
little imagination you read me but don't get it
a force to deal with, burning with feeling
arrogant of heart my pride was tested
still inherently me, some the wiser
 
love is not one-sided, it is multifaceted
don't judge the family dynamics, I am needed
interloper with no conscience
you say, love, I see someone working a man and his lusts
 
my kindness for him knows no bounds
with understanding I treat him
I've protected him over the years in more ways than one
 
for now, he treats you special
what use for you will he have if I wasn't in the picture
will you be satisfied when he starves you for affections?
 
you're an addict and looks fade
he's a man of diverse appetites
I owe you nothing
 
trying to see beauty in everything
I was nice to you
never quite trusting your smile
finding out it was false on your face
 
your laugh contrived
mimicking a past lover
that tells me a lot
 
I will indulge his fancy as I always have, in the meantime
but stay in your lane bitch
or I will get cruel with you