Take the time 

to understand

Approach me with 

an open hand

Do not judge 

what you don’t know

Don’t ask to receive 

what you won’t show

Don’t say one thing

when you mean another

Don’t try and act

like your my father

Don’t tell me lies

when I ask for truths

Then expect me to believe

when you talk all smooth

Don’t push me away 

when I need you most

Then pull me in tight 

when you want to be close

Don’t throw in my face

what you “can do”

And then tell me that standard

is only for you

Don’t break my heart

well, it’s too late

Now my only choice 

is to turn love to hate.