years ago

deep down I always knew
i’d have to pick between 
me and you

i chose you
oh what a fool
i was for exposing 
myself to you

i miss who i used to be
years ago
before  we met

i can’t see straight anymore
i don’t recognize myself 
oh, what a shame, what a fool
oh, how cruel

i paid the price 
oh what a fool
but darling you were too cruel
though i left pieces of me in you
my heart is in shambles
you know
yet i choose myself

as you did too
years ago
now who’s the fool.

Reviews

[Amy R]

Wow, reminded me of a piece I recently wrote,
relationships suck and pain when it goes wrong!
But we all learn after the pain...
Great write
-Amy

[Phill Oz O'fee]

Giving up one's individuality just to satisfy another's hunger for dominance in a relationship is very unhealthy indeed! You have poetically described a narrow escape from a nasty form of abuse - glad the read your strength has seen you through! Great share … :-)