You took the heart I offered when it was beating
You tossed it to the ground and left it bleeding
You took the storm of tears I cried
One tear for each one of your lies
You took the light right from my eyes
There's no longer any separation of lines
You took advantage of me being kind
You took the innocence I held when it came to love
You took my idea that I was enough
The one thing I thought you couldn't take was my optimistic gaze
But it seems you managed to crush that as well, leaving me in a hollow haze
YOU ARE READING
Dear John: The Words I Could Never Say
PoetrySometimes we cry in silence because the words we want to scream would break us if we spoke them. In this book I have compiled the poems, I poured my heart and soul into when my lips didn't dare speak a word of what my heart so badly wanted to say. S...
