Emptiness
To not be oneself, to be empty To latch-on to whoever shows interest To pursue their interests hoping they will love us, want us, be interested in us Hoping they will complete us Hoping they will grow to love us The emptiness of unfulfilled expectations The loneliness of knowing we're liked for our body, our possessions, our meekness and submission but not for our value as a person Knowing our effort buys their desires, their company but not their respect, nor their love That must be painful indeed