Responsibility
I wish you hadn’t said,
“It’s my responsibility to care.”
Your responsibility.
Like I am your pet.
I had hoped that you cared
because you wanted to.
I had hoped that
you
wanted
me.
But you only want to pet me
and claim
it’s your responsibility.
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Kind of a rough word–maybe someone not comfortable using the word love?