Once upon a time,

I gave you keys.

To every room inside my heart,

Believed your words like gospel truth,

Thought we’d never fall apart.

Remember how I trusted you?

Like rain believes in gravity,

Like stars believe in darkness,

Like fools believe in fantasy.

You wore your lies like summer clothes,

So casual, so easily worn,

While I collected broken pieces,

Wondering why I felt so torn.

You taught me how a smile can lie,

How “Forever” lasts a day,

How “I Love You” sounds so pretty,

When you’re planning to betray.

I gave you gold,

You gave me rust.

I offered truth,

You handed me pain.

You took my love and twisted it until it broke like summer rain.

Now all those memories taste like ash,

Those promises ring hollow and bare.

Funny how you held my heart,

Then acted like it wasn’t there.

Once upon a time,

I loved you-

That’s a story I can’t erase,

But now I know what love isn’t;

It isn’t this, it isn’t fake.

So take your false forever,

Your pretty words,

Your practiced art,

I’m done with your fairy tales,

And what you made of trust and heart.