Poetry

Once Upon A Time

You laugh like you care,

You once did, I know.

The sound echoes everywhere

I go.

I can tell what you’re thinking,

There this look in your eyes.

I know by the way you’re hardly blinking,

It’s not come as a surprise.

You have taken everything from me

That I will ever give you.

I’m all used up, you see?

But, I think all along, you knew.

Your nice smile is deceiving

And your lies,

They are misleading.

Now, I even hate your impatient, heavy sighs.

You think I’m yours for the taking,

But I still have fight in me yet.

I won’t be right there, waiting

For all your criticising jests.

Love works both ways,

Don’t treat me like a child.

With you, minutes turn to days,

It gets me kind of riled.

I can’t always explain the feelings

Only you can make me feel.

Sometimes I think you’re charming

Until you lose your appeal.

Once upon a time, you said,

We could have had it all.

But then I was misled

By you and your enthral.

The longer I take to look at you,

The more clearly I see

You’ve turned into someone who

I thought you could never be.

Your mind changes with your mood,

Your disapproval clouded my mind.

No matter how I try,

I can’t treat you in kind.

The view from where I’m standing,

It’s not a pretty sight.

It was a hard landing,

But now I see you in a good light.

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This is a poem about someone I thought was a friend, but then I slowly started seeing them for who they really were. The lesson I learned? Don’t put up with it. Putting people down to make yourself feel good isn’t ever okay.