Only Love

You come to me for salvation,

an escape from the rest of the world

I accept the invitation but far too soon,

intentions get lost.

A friend or an enemy? I cannot decide

Should I stick around, or should I run and hide?

I am not a savoir anymore

I am not your savior

I am here, and have always been

I will always be underneath you

Another’s thoughts are lost within mine

I am not a deliverer anymore

I am not your deliverer

Be my lasting impression, the one I run to at day’s end

My heart is yours but it is bound and broken

I am not a rescuer anymore

I am not your rescuer

I cannot save, I cannot sacrifice

for there is nothing left to give here

nothing left but wasted space

I am not a savior, not a deliverer, not a rescuer,

only a vice

My arms are always open, but always full

My intentions are always clear and honest

but they are turned cold

because I exist only in frailty.

I cannot save, I cannot redeem, I cannot rescue

I can only love