Fast food love

It took a while to see 

that you loved me after all

Like a McDonald's by the highway 

or a Ramli burger stall

Your love kept me fed

And from starving on the streets

But now I've got diabetes

Since that's all I learned to eat

Because I had no money 

And you had value deals

To stay silent for a compliment 

Seemed like such a steal

Your love was addictive

It clogged my arteries

It said 'no one in this world will

Ever love you more than me

It said 'Give me all your troubles

I'll make them disappear

But don't ask me to make you strong

To face down your own fears'

Your love said to ignore them

There's no point feeling scared

Here have another plate of fries

And so I never dared

Your love made you feel good

And made me love feeling bad

Conflate joy with the absence of pain

Since that was all I had

To buy your love was easy

I just had to sell my soul 

Give you pieces of my life

Comfort for control

Don't get me wrong I love my fries

I don't want to be ungrateful 

I'll keep quiet about how my heart burns

And ask for another plateful 

I've spoken up before

And learned from every feud

That if your coffee burns me

I'll get countersued 

You tell me that I must be wrong

Your love is sugary and sweet 

How could something that tastes good be bad

Don't be so hateful, eat.

But your love isn't special

There's one more branch down the road

Fast food love joints everywhere

I'll always feel at home

So fast food after fast food love

How could I ask for more?

I mean, I could, but ugh the taste

Veggies are such a bore

I ended up in the hospital 

I almost lost my life

Did you hear me, did you know?

Did you even want to try?

I know it's my fault, everything 

For eating what you gave

And wanting more fast food love

For wanting to be saved

But fast food love is easy

To get, to make, to serve

For you love is a feeling

But for me it's a verb

So keep telling me you love me

Keep speaking all your words

I've learned that love is listening

From always feeling unheard