Always About You

This was always about you
From the beginning
Your time, your energy
Your boundaries
I was never asked what I wanted
Never considered important
Or special

I brushed my concerns aside
Like cobwebs they gathered
In dark corners waiting
They nagged at me
In unguarded moments
Even as you continued
Your assault on my soul

Then one day like a premonition
They scurried from their hiding place
And I knew, just knew
Your attack when it came
Still caught me unawares
I tripped and you
Watched me fall

This was always about you
What you wanted
Your privacy, your desires
Your boundaries
Somehow I crossed over
Without knowing
And paid for it in tears.