• Release me, but do not let go,
    Strike me, but not with a fatal blow,
    Save me, but let me live on my own,
    Watch me, but not past what I have shown,
    Show respect, but don't if it isn't real,
    Open your mind, but not if that means ceasing to feel,
    Play dead, but only if you must,
    Confide in me, unless I am him who you do not trust,
    Live for the day, but take not of its imperfections,
    Still embrace me, through all of my misdirections.