If you can’t love me in my upgrade,
Then don’t even say you love me.
I’m tired of the empty words that fall
Like promises you never meant to keep.
I’m a work in progress, a project still in motion,
I’m not perfect, but I’m real.
Can you see the struggle in my eyes,
Or will you leave when the road gets steep?
I’m not asking for forever,
Just for you to stay through the storms.
Can you love me when I’m messy,
When I’m trying to grow into the best form?
I’m not a finished puzzle,
I’m still figuring out the pieces.
So, if you can’t handle my transformation,
Then don’t tell me you’ll love me in all of my seasons.
I need someone who sees the cracks,
The moments when I’m barely holding on,
Not someone who disappears when I need them most,
But someone who stands beside me, strong.
If you can’t accept me when I’m changing,
When I’m still learning what I’m worth,
Then don’t even bother saying those words,
Because love means more than just empty comfort.
But here’s the thing:
You hurt when I grow, when I change for the better,
As if this version of me somehow means I’m lesser.
You loved me when I was small, when I was weak,
But now you see me growing, and suddenly you don’t speak.
It’s dangerous, holding on to people who want us to stay small,
Who are committed to loving the lower version of us,
Because you’re not loving me, you’re loving the chains
That keep me tied down afraid to break free, afraid of the gain.
If you love me, don’t clip my wings,
Don’t tell me I can’t soar higher than these things.
Don’t box me in or limit my rise,
Because I can’t stay small for love’s disguise.
You can’t say you love me for everything I am,
But still expect me to shrink to stay in the sand.
I deserve to grow, I deserve to expand,
To become everything I was meant to be, to take a stand.
Understand that who I am today is only going to get better,
I’m just getting started, and I’ll keep getting better forever.
Can you love me in my upgrade?
Because this version of me? It’s just a phase.
If you can’t love me in the struggle,
Then don’t tell me you love me at all.
Love isn’t just about the good times,
It’s about standing strong when I fall.
And if you can’t, then don’t even say it,
Because I deserve someone who’ll stay.
Love me in my upgrade,
Or don’t love me at all, okay?
End.
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