Selfless Selfishness Poem by Alissa Greene

april 2009

Id be anything to be everything for myself

id give anything to have a love worth fighting for if only it were as painless as the movies made it seem

id give up my life, this world to know the true description of the word selfless

so that I could selflessly hold you like you want to be held but unfortunately my arms aren’t strong enough and I wont keep trying to be what you want me to be

but somehow I cant stop trying

and if my want wasn’t a factor id let you go so I could breathe the fresh air of sanity

cuz every thought that drifts to you chains me to the filthy stench of your irresistible love

the way your touch lingers on my skin, has me wanting to cut if off – so that maybe I could return yours...

See even thinking about letting you go doesn’t work and im wondering will I ever find myself again

if I could look into your eyes and see the real me id be safe but to look away would tear me apart so I hold the glare –if that’s the only way for you to have eyes for me but still

id give anything...

Every little breath

Every little touch

Every moment in the short existence that I consider my life

to know what a me feels like with a you by my side...

Id give it all and more to know myself with you beside me

id give it all