You bound my heart by frightening me
Telling stories about life as it was not
About ropes and drugs and fire
I could never be enough in a life like yours

You bound my heart on a bench in December
Degree below zero and wind like a hurricane
I thought I could change the world by saying stop
But I could never be enough in the life you were living

Stories about difference became your thing
Trying to change your reality became mine
Now you’re building the Chinese wall around your life
To protect us from the hurt difference can create


And I wish I had never said “okay”.