Even in the dark of the night,
Must I be your only light?
Do I shine, only just for you?
Am I always expected to?

You turn me off, you turn me on.
You stay away too damn long.
If you stay gone, will I decay?
Maybe not, despite what you say.

Will I live without you in my life,
or is it my only fantasy to be your wife?
Must I stand, smiling, ever by your side,
smiling love my heart doesn’t hold inside?

Am I an equal even to one such as you?
Aren’t these choices mine to make, too?
Yell every single time I start to break,
Then say sorry and it’s all a mistake.

Am I completely capable, am I strong?
Can I tell when you are wrong?
Can I be the way I want to be,
Or is my silence your heart’s key?

I can’t stand waiting around for you
to decide what I can say and do.
I want to say what you don’t want to hear
and shine even when you’re not near.

Am I like the light?

Is that why you’ve been treating me
so?