By Ali
Date: 2007 Sep 12
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I'm Only Narcissistic Enough to Think that You Could Love Me (Not that You Actually Do)

I'm not as naive
as my wide-eyed innocence suggests--
in fact, I'm not that innocent at all
(trust me, you should be privy
to these things I've been thinking--
you'd seriously blush).

I'm terrible at waiting.  And, maybe,
I screwed everything up
when I said it's been too long
since I've heard from you, and I'm hurt,
wondering if you're just doing magic tricks
with my mind--but I can't undo
what I said.  It's your move.

I just hope that you do
actually get me, and that wasn't just something to say--
otherwise, you might think
my words to be some kind of power play,
instead of what they actually were--
which was an attempt to explain
that I (kind of) need you,
that I (really) miss you,
and that I was just trying to tell you
how I feel/felt.

Maybe my impulsive, unfiltered
missive will turn your heart the other way,
but I don't think so.  Because I
believe in you, in us, in this,
in finding forgiveness and redemption
in the most unlikely places, spaces,
and smiles.  And while I'm not narcissistic enough
to think that you love me,
it's altogether possible that you might.