You asked me-
To be less of that
To be less of this
To be more like them
To be less like us

You told me-
To be less of a fighter
And more like a lover
To touch you like a flower
And hold you like a feather

You insisted-
I talk less
And do more
Just listen and listen
I seemed such a bore!

You said-
Be more learned
Read more books
Less night with the boys
Less time to snook

Be a lamb at day
And be a tiger in bed
Be a singer, be a writer
'Be more than more' you said

And so I became-
More of what you wanted
More hits than miss
More of 'these and those'
Less of 'dis n dis'

After a while-
You wanted
Less of my love
And more of my friendship
Less of my kisses
More of companionship

And when I begged-
For more time,
For more open doors,
For a bit more of mine
For a lot less of yours

You replied-
Much less of words
Much less of tears
Just a bunch more silence
Deafening my ears

Then, suddenly-
I just grinned...
More, more and more
As I realized there's less
I really need you for

For you dumping me that way
Did me more of a help
Because, the me that you're hating
Was less of me
And more of yourself!