Plain and Simple

When I show up, it's never a performance. I'm not counting what I'll get in return. I give my time because I want to, Not because there's a lesson I need to learn. My kindness isn't a business plan. There's no return I'm keeping score of. I just care, plain and simple. That's the whole shape of my love. Don't mistake my softness for no limits. Don't mistake my patience for no end. I can give you everything that's real And still walk away if you pretend. My heart was never a transaction, But it's not an open door for everyone. I give because I choose to, Not because I owe you what's already Done. I've learned that meaning what I say Doesn't mean I owe you all of me. Some people take the softest hands and forget Those hands can set them free. I'm done confusing loyalty with silence, Done confusing love with staying still. Real care includes protecting it, And I finally will. I give you truth, I give you time. I give you all I have to give, But I keep the part of me That decides how I live. Don't mistake my softness for no limits. Don't mistake my patience for no end. I can give you everything that's real And still walk away if you pretend. My heart was never a transaction, But it's not an open door for everyone. I give because I choose to, Not because I owe you what's already done.