if you wished me well
i would eat it for supper
& ask for another
i wouldn't so much
as demand
i would take a stand
stake my claim in the
game of every time
you tell me yes i want
a thousand more
my eyes grow big
when you give me
what i think i need,
& i want to fill myself
with your blessings
like a hose offering
water to a baby pool
something cool & con
sistent to depend on
let me sink inside
your gifts, cleanse
my own skin in your
immersions
survey says,
BABE, THIS IS
CODEPENENCE!
who doesn't want
mommy's love
& compliments,
a sense of safety
cradled in her yes
or no-- we know
better now, honor
the kindness, take
it in, let it circulate
the dopamine of
other people's
reassurance a quick
narcotic if we aren't
careful, reprogram
into receive with grace
& love thyself
mmhmm!
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