I Chose Me

I loved you so deep, I forgot my name. I was pouring

all my light just to feel you stay. I bent myself into your shape.

Shamed the fire just to keep you safe. Baby, we erased the

me. I stopped seeing what was divine in me. I read your

moves like a holy text. Put your knees before my breath. I was praying

you would choose me back while I disappeared in the cracks. Then I heard

my heartbeat say, "Why you giving it all away? Love shouldn't cost my soul."

That's when I let you go. I chose me. I chose me. Found my crown