Now I know...
I wrote this for someone. I'm sure we've all felt like this at one time or another. So figured I'd share...
Your presence has no more power over me. Your eyes are void of the magnetism that once drew me into you; I now know the true nature behind them. Your potential and hunger for greatness excited me, and I once admired the spirit I saw in you. I gave you so many chances to prove me right, to be the wonderful person I knew you were. But no more. I can finally see what is and not what I wish to be. I see a spirit marred by corruption and greatness accompanied by arrogance. I can now continue on, eyes open.
The only thing I ever asked you for was honesty. I could have forgiven anything short of willful deceit. Now that I know the truth, you're not welcome in my life. I refuse to preserve friendships that don't meet the requirements of the title.
Regardless of the situation, I know I was always genuine, and treated you with respect you did not earn but deserved just the same. I did not let who you are change who I am. For that, I can feel good about how things turned out. And for the very first time in our relationship, I got what I needed: closure.
You give him one more chance
Just like the time before
But he already knows
You'd give a hundred more
Until that night in bed
You wake up in a sweat
You're racing to the door
Can't take it anymore
I was burned, but I called it a lesson learned
~ Alicia Key, Lesson Learned
DaBirds717 said October 04, 2009
SMH12289 said October 10, 2009