Along The Way

You weren't born evil

You just learned along the way

Reaction to others' actions

Now it's on display

I try to understand

The patterns in the blood

Perhaps that's why I stayed

Longing to be your best bud

Wanting to fix the broken

One of my own known flaws

Though it's their own will to change

I thought love could bend the laws

You wept tears which stained my soul

For I react as you acted

Adapted your loss of control

Seeds of fear and mistrust planted

I wasn't born broken

I just learned along the way

Reaction to other's actions

Now it's on display

I've come to understand

The patterns in my blood

But they're not here to stay