You had asked me once if I believed you to be equal to me

 

I told you yes - It wasn’t a lie

 

I believed you equal in every way

 

But only now do I realize, both, lie and truth in my answer

 

In that time of my life we were equal

 

But, as of now, we are not

You are not equal to this new me - the true me

One that is not starved and decomposing

 

No longer am I imprisoned in that darkness

No longer reduced to a pathetic shell as you sideline yourself to my suffering

 

So ask me again, 

Ask me again, if I believe you to be equal to me

 

I’ll tell you no - it’s the truth