Mislead

 

You say that you’ve never lied to me

That I mislead myself.

That you never told me we’d be together

‘Cause you’re already with someone else.

 

So I guess when you said,

“Me and her are over.” I was telling myself a lie.

And when you said, “Let’s just get married.”

What you really meant was good-bye.

 

What about the times when we made love

And held each other close?

I guess those were the nights

When I mislead myself the most.

 

The times when you looked into my eyes

And placed my hair behind my ears,

I should have known your touch was meaningless

And that you never really cared.

 

Because you told me what I wanted to hear

Not meaning a single word.

I was supposed to read between the lines

And turn down the dreams you sold.

 

But I bought into all those dreams.

Your, “I love you,” had my heart in a bind.

I believed that we would last forever.

Never thought I’d be left behind.

 

And since our days turned into months,

And those months turned into years

I’ll now have to wipe my life’s slate clean,

Once I’ve finished wiping my tears.

 

But the next time I’ll know better,

Than to believe an, “I love you.”

And when the time comes for me to mislead myself again

I’ll stop and think of you.

 

I’ll tell myself that the soft kiss on the lips,

The laughter and the smiles,

Are all just tricks that will only lead

To one more broken heart in my pile.

 

I’ll yield to the resentment in my heart

But I’ll shield myself with scorn

Because I’ll never be able to forget

The way you left me torn.

 

I’m sure I’ll be okay now.

The next time I’ll know better.

Just because he says, “I’ll always love you”

Doesn’t mean it will last forever.

Reviews

[Ed Rector]

i enjoyed this piece and it was generally an easy read through which is a good thing. And when you said,

'"Let's just get married."
What you really meant was good-bye.'

my favorite lines of the entire poem... well done.

[Juanita]

Thank you for your review Jerry! I am aware that when I recited the poem, it came out different from the way I had written it on paper. I believe I may have even said a whole line different. I'll edit this when I have time. Thanks again, I appreciate the honesty.

[Creepy Swine Guy]

Disclaimer - I don't like critiquing poetry because someone pours their heart and soul into writing something that just sings to them. Then they show it to me, and because I don't have the same emotional triggers or life experiences, I don't feel what they feel. I look at their creation like a surgeon looks at a patient. It's not the little boy with bright eyes who loves cherry icees, it's a body that has a malfuntioning spleen. I don't know your poem or what brought it to life on the page. I only know what sounds right to my ears. So please ... take my crit with that grain of salt.

You write anger and betrayal in this poem, but the tint of hurt is what mixes in and pulls it together. The ryheming is lose and that's not a bad thing in this case. I did notice though that your reading didn't match the way you had it punctuated. You paused often at the end of lines where there was no comma. The problem with that is that the reading sounded so perfectly wonderful that it made me wish it was punctuated the way you read it.

Great poem!

[Ms. Unheard Voice]

Wowww. I love reading your poems but this is the second one that hits really close to home. It feels like you were telling my whole (last) relationship with my ex. I loved the pain of the poem and then the lesson learned at the end. My favorite part was:

I�m sure I�ll be okay now.
The next time I�ll know better.
Just because he says, �I�ll always love you�
Doesn�t mean it will last forever.

It's one thing to go through a bad breakup and remain torn and hurt but to overcome it and be able to move on and learn from that mistake makes us stronger and more aware than ever before. Absolutley loved this one. Keep um comin' girl!!

[O!]

You write such a beautiful piece over something that hurts so much....the rhyme made it lighter, which u lost a bit in a few stanza's.....but thats not what this poem's about....its about ur feelings..ur hurt...ur not being able to trust no more....coz U WERE MISLEAD....but not by urself....please dont blame urself.....
this brought tears to my eyes.....it evokes too many emotions....great job with 'being able' to write this...am sure many can relate....and i hate to know u are in pain....may u heal soon and have faith in what is good...coz there is good.....

Thank you for sharing this with us......u wrote a powerful poem, which made me cry...

take care.

x,
O!

[Literary Queen Na Tasha..]

Sad and heatbreaking! This is a tear jerker...I have a poem title Mislead also, different topic though...I'm feeling your writing...Keep them coming.

[Solomon E. K. Lapell]

This is a very emotional piece. Definitely captures the aspect of deception. This piece is an easily related situation for all ages. Keep up the good work.

[Melissa]

omg! this poem is amazing. I can relate. Everyone makes mistakes as you told me, mine was pot, yours was obviously him. I also had one who told me sweet nothings... he means nothing to me now, but I'll always remember. I hope you find happiness.