Tell Me

I'm not asking you fix me
so please don't even try
this doesn't mean I love you less
you are the beating of my heart
but this is my journey
that we all must travel alone

I do not mean to hurt you
tell me you understand
we are two separate spirits entwined
not one spirit to the end of time

So please just hold my hand
and wrap your arms around me
when life begins to flood
you are the raft I cling to
but some day I must learn to swim

Please tell me you'll set me free
if only to see me stumble
place bandages on my knees
but stop trying to catch me as I fall
tell me you understand
this is how our will love grow