Love Poem: Faults
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Written by: Annabelle Dillon

Faults

I am soaring.
I'm on a high that I will ride greedily until it slips away. 
Joy is not something I come by easily, and it's not my fault. If you toe tap to the same tune, it isn't your fault either. 
I blame myself because it's easy, but it's far from true. You blame yourself because it's easy, but it's far from true. 
I have been put in situations where it was so hard to love myself I almost lost myself, forever. Everyone almost lost me, forever. And it wasn't my fault. It isn't your fault.    
I bounced back to find a course and here I am on it. You will too.
I never thought I'd see the day I did something just for me. Today is the day, today could be your day.
So if you're looking for a sign to save yourself well here I am!! Bright, blinking, and neon! You are worth it.
Just promise me, when I fall back down, you'll be there to catch me? I won't depend on you, don't feel tethered. I am not your responsibility. You are not... 
No, no. 
I am allowed to need someone. 
You are allowed to need someone. 
I am not weak.
You are not weak.
We are untouchable.