My Life

~Cliché

This is the story of how I fell in love,

Risked my heart for a selfish person,

Never crossed my mindㅡmy life would worsen.

It all started with a charming boy,

Intelligent, funny, and sweetㅡhe was,

He filled my heart with immense joy.

A friend is what I was to him,

Guilt lingered in my heart for hiding the truth,

But I thoughtㅡmy chances were always slim.

Time had passed, as we got closer,

Shared jokes and laughsㅡeven innocent flirting,

We had our ups and downsㅡa rollercoaster.

Feeling bold and brave,

It was finally time to share my secret,

I was anxiousㅡbut his love is what I crave.

Too late to speak upㅡfor his heart belonged to another,

Stunned beyond words, shaken to the core,

Said he loved her, they were happily together.

I could hear my heartㅡbreaking and shattering,

Lost my chance of love, lost my chance of happiness,

I could still feel my chest aching.

Why didn't I say it before?

"Idiot"ㅡI repeatedly mumbled,

Tears rolled down my faceㅡfell on the cold, hard floor,

Not wanting to believeㅡhis words I wish he would restore.

Didn't he feel the same way?

All the laughs, all the smiles, all the tears,

Had he played me?ㅡAll he did was to betray.

Mixed signals is what I had received,

Shaped them into hopeㅡthat he adored me,

So cliché.

Too caught upㅡdidn't even notice what was reality,

Felt so weak and emptyㅡso engrossed in sadness,

I assume I have lost my sanity.

This is the story of how I fell in love,

Risked my heart for an unworthy person,

The emptiness in my lifeㅡhad only burgeon.