Promise Me

Will you promise me to never stop loving me?

To never hate me?

To never hunt me?

No matter who I am,

what I am.

Monster.

Evil.

Heartless.

Selfish.

Broken.

Wrong.

Will you promise me to always be there?

To always stay with me?

To always need me as much as I need you?

Promise.

Please.

But what is it worth,

your promise,

your words?

Can I promise the sun will shine come day?

Can I promise the stars will glitter come night?

I cannot.

I have only the feelings of now.

I have only the proof of today.

But tomorrow

is something new.

Unknowable.

Unpredictable.

Uncertain.

Do not make a promise you cannot keep.

You will hate me.

You will tear at me with your claws.

You will leave.

One of us has to,

that is a promise.

And it cannot be me.

I will never be strong enough.