But with you......

Women spend all their life looking for their Mr. Right.

Is he the one with smashing looks and deep pockets?

Is he the one that makes women weak in their knees just with a smirk? 

Is he the one that would swat away an army of hooligans with just a flick of wrist?

Maybe... but only in movies and novels. 

These things don't really matter to them in real life. 

There are so many issues and problems that women face each day of their life. They just need someone who would care for them and love them for who they are. Someone who would stand by them and support them even in the eye of a storm. 

Having that someone special by their side makes a world of difference.

But with you... is a poem from the perspective of such a women. A woman who has someone in her corner, cheering and rooting for her as she takes on the world head on.

A relationship is not always about

Flowers, chocolates and dates

It’s about finding someone who is there for you

It’s about finding a soulmate

It never really happens in a blink you know,

True love is actually like wine

It takes perseverance, patience, perspective

And most of all it takes time

Sometimes I am fickle, I know

But with you… I’ve never been surer in my life

I never believed all of my life

That I was born to make somebody someday whole

I am my own person, my own master

I have my own life, my goals

  

I never needed a man you know

Who’d get me expensive clothes or blings

I am the girl who wanted to fly

And you were the man who gave me wings

Sometimes I am impossible, I know

But with you… I am the impossible

People say you’re self-obsessed and obnoxious

You act like a bitch and then cry like a banshee

But the truth, I know only in my heart

I am just afraid of the world always judging me

When I see myself through your eyes

I see the me, the real me

Stripped of all facades and mirages

And the person I can be

Sometimes I am crazy, I know

But with you... I own my crazy

There are instances where I break down

And there is no courage left to summon

But I still have to seem tough and unfazed

‘cause in a man’s world I am just a woman

You are the one that tells me to believe in myself

You always tell me I am stronger than I think

You are the one who gives me the strength

To fight my own battles against these misogynistic hoodwinks

Sometimes I might be a big mess

But with you… I am force to be reckoned with 

Because. You. Do

You know I try really hard
But nothing ever works out for me...
I am caught in this chain of misfortune
And I just can't seem to break free...

You always tell me, "I know you are winner baby.
There is nothing that you have to prove."
So I guess I can have a little faith in myself,
Because. 
You. 
Do.

I am always plagued by this feeling
of anxiety, fear and sorrow...
A cloud of melancholy and despondency
Wherever I go, it follows...

How your light survives my pessimism maelstrom
I don't even have a clue...
But I guess, for once, I can give hope a chance.
Because. 
You. 
Do.

My constant battle with my demons
It's consumed me and broken my soul...
How can you say I complete you
When by myself, I am not even whole...

Blinded by my own darkness
Only you show me the way through...
And that's exactly why I need to start to believe in myself,
Because. 
You. 
Do.

No matter what I am going through
I want to do good by you...
To always make you feel happy and loved
Even if it's the last thing I do...

I might not be sure about a lot of things in life
But one thing I know is true...
It's okay if the world thinks we don't belong together.
Because. 
You. 
Do.

Most of my life, I wasted
Trapped in the self deprecation bubble...
But you were always there for me
Standing strong through all of my struggle...

So I didn't even put up a fight when we broke up
And you walked away without a simple adieu...
I think it was right for us to part ways
Because.
You. 
Do.

You know how much you meant to me
And how much I meant to you...
Our separation hit me real hard
I can only imagine what you must've felt thereto...

I know I am hurting and in a world of pain
But I hope you get the strength to get through...
Because I know it's not true that you don't care anymore,
I know
Because. 
You. 
Do.

You were the best thing in my wretched life
If only I had realized it in time...
We only get one shot at true love
And now I know, I blew mine...

I am walking this treacherous path of life alone
just scraping by and doing my bid...
And its okay if no one ever loves me again
Because. 
I know. 
You.
Did.