Unconditionally Conditional

Conditionally Unconditional

Apprehension grows while I stand

Beside the shadow of your smile;

Concerned,

Doubting;

Every part of me

Forgotten,

Ghosted by protectors

Hidden behind blood.

If only I had known

Jurisdiction should be mine -

Knowledge never yours.

Living with a secret I never should have held

Mistakenly trusting I would

Never be deceived

Or

Punished by the truth,

Quietly, I kept the honest,

Resounding

Screams

To myself.

Unconditional love,

Vested with conditions I

Would never meet.

X is masked by a

Y with

Zero accountability.

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