see me

don't let me
become
a duty

a task
that must be done

don't check me
off on
a list

as something
that must be won

i thought
we were equals

i thought
we met eye to eye

i thought
we were mates

i thought
we felt heart to heart

i thought wrong

don't see me
as
a good deed

willing
to be rescued

live with me
as
a partner

willing
to be true

as long as you
remember me
by your side

not lagging behind

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