he told me he wanted to fix me.
force me out of my shell.
so I could âget overâ my fear.
but I donât understand.
or maybe itâs him who doesnât.
if he couldâve seen the before, heâd realize this version of meâ
the one who still stumbles,
who still canât hold eye contact,
who doesnât know where to put her hands,
whose right leg still shakes when sheâs scaredâ
but those arenât things
Iâve already learned to live
Iâve already learned to live
the sick feeling that never fully leaves.
he says he wants to help me
when all I want is to enjoy the silence,
and forcing me into crowds
by showing up unannounced
and throwing me into plans
by filling every day with things to do
by keeping me busy until I forget
how much I need the quiet.
he thinks if I just do enough,
but itâs not fear anymore.
that I canât give all of myself
and if that looks like distance to him,
then maybe he was never looking close enough
he thinks heâs trying to fix my social phobia,
but I think what he really wants
is to fix my introvertedness.
but that isnât something that needs to be fixed.
a part of my personality.
and if he doesnât like that,
just donât say you like me
while trying to change me.