You Don’t Deserve Me

You don’t deserve me

I’m better than you deserve

I gave you every quiet truth

You threw back every word

Maybe I have no red flags

You have enough for both of us

I stayed longer than I needed to

Still believing love could be enough

I held the door while you walked out

I spoke calm through all your doubt

You pushed me away at every chance

And called it fear, not circumstance

But now the fog is lifting clear

I finally see what kept you here

You were never losing me

You were losing who you wished to be

I kept hoping you would look my way

And see a life you didn’t have to chase

I tried to stand where you felt safe

But you ran first, every place

You wanted peace without the cost

Wanted love without getting caught

And now I see why everyone leaves

You mistake good hearts for something cheap

I held the door while you walked out

I spoke calm through all your doubt

You pushed me away at every chance

And called it fear, not circumstance

But now the fog is lifting clear

I finally see what kept you here

You were never losing me

You were losing who you wished to be

I’m done being the steady ground

For someone who won’t turn around

You’ll call it cold, you’ll call it wrong

But I’ve been right here all along

I held the door while you walked out

I spoke calm through all your doubt

You pushed me away at every chance

Now I won’t give another chance

‘Cause now you’re just a faded scene

A lesson in what love won’t mean

You don’t deserve me

and that’s the truth

I’m finally choosing me, not you