Hold You Down

by Tracy Brown

I don’t meet too many guys who spark a fire inside of me. The ones I’ve dated are not from where I’m from. They haven’t seen what I’ve seen. But these past few days with you I’ve felt understood. And it confirmed the fact that I understand you, too. I always have. I was right when we were younger and I suspected that you weren’t really a coldhearted asshole. I knew that you were just acting out your pain. I believed that you could be a good man if you chose to be. And seeing you now is proof that I was right.