LONELY WITH YOU

too long have i tried
to bind you,
and forced you to wear faces
that do not belong,

faces 
that i've been saving
ever since i learnt to dream.
i'm sorry i tried to change you
into someone you could not be,
and failing,
and aching,
the fault was mine, i know,
weaving
a web around you -
of possessiveness,
of love,
of romance...
i forgot that i chose you,
not
for being who i wanted
but for being who you were...
so i release you
this moment
you're free from my shackles!
i may care for you for ever,
even spend my life with you,
but i will also try and learn
how not to feel lonely…

…when i'm with you...