I
Without restraint,
Gave my heart to you.
With lies and deceit,
You ran me through.

As no blade could, as no lover would.
You cut your name into my soul.
Then tore out all of my affections.
Pouring pain into the hole.

There is not another me
Who values trust and honesty
Above themselves and things they want
Who speaks their heart and mind up front.

I wish you
No more than you give
Truth and love
As long as you live.

To pass away ,
Alone and unsure,
Unloved and deceived.
Nothing less,
Than you had earned,
Would you then have received.

With these, my parting words
Pages turn in my life
A chapter starting with false hope
Ends in honest strife.


After this
Know I will
Forget you not
Nor wish you ill
You will rest
Like all the others
In my heart
Under covers
Bringing pain
Teaching lessons
Justifying
True confessions
I taught you
Like the last
All the scars
Of my past
Joining them
Another wound
A rule was broken
Love came too soon
The story’s moral
Which you impart
An easy target:
An open heart.