A Tangle of Hurt and Happiness - A collection of poetry

Never Love Again

I will never love again.
At least, that's what I believe as this chapter of my life comes to an end.
There will never be another you,
And I can't act like that isn't true.

I'm sure one day,
I'll be able to say
"I love you" and mean it.
But it will never again be the way I've always seen it.

Because my love for you was once in a lifetime.
Because you have always been my lifeline.
Outside of you, I had no purpose.
Outside of you, I was worthless.

I can't erase those years,
I can't take back all of those tears.
In my heart of hearts,
I'll always remember how you made me fall apart.

I will never love anyone the way I loved you.
I can move on, and that still would be true.
That doesn't make my new love any less real,
And it doesn't diminish the way that I feel.

I can't love him that very same way,
But that doesn't mean I can't love him anyway.
You were my first love, not my last.
One day, you will be a thing of the past.

Loving you changed me,
Made me the version that everyone else can now see.
Loving him won't be the same,
But there will be changes that he alone can claim.

I will never love again.
But that doesn't mean that my story has come to an end.
I will love him in a different way from you,
As that is what shows that both my past and present hearts were true.