I Know Now

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It's unintentional, really,

what we've been through; where we were; where are are now

especially, where we are now, in the present

We should've gone through it; everything we did

Maybe made a pact to never fall in love because we know

that one of us is going to get hurt, some day, somewhere along the lines

and that still wouldn't be able to save me

I fell too deep, even though I told myself I never would;

shouldn't, couldn't say yes when you finally asked me the question

I've been waiting to hear

but the truth is, I couldn't and still can't trust you

with my heart, my life, my love

And even now, when we have descended down the spiral

so quickly, from something more than friends to something much less than friends

We don't talk anymore; at times I dread the fact

but other times I'm thankful it's over

because without you leaving me, I wouldn't have come to love myself

Not as much as I do now, and for that I thank you

Thank you for leaving me on the cold hard ground, drenched in my sweat and tears

whenever I wake up from a then-nightmare

I was afraid you'd leave me, so I kept on playing the game

dragging it longer than it should have, when I could've just ended it on that day

I didn't know you would be playing a game too, and that is why I lost

Because I couldn't control my game; funny how the game master lost control

so easily; so quickly, and maybe a little while after

I thought you'd pick me back up, but you didn't

or maybe you tried, but it didn't work

Tried to restart the game, it didn't work

It's broken, the controller, the CD, the TV

all because I played on it for too long

And now I know, some things are meant to stay broken

Now I know, trying to ignoring you, deleting you off of everything

is just so immature; it's not the right way to go

I'm not doing it on purpose at all; it's just better this way

To be honest, yes I can't look at you in the eyes, too deep and dark

Too dangerous for me; I knew that right from the start

But I loved it; the rush, the touch

But now I know, I shouldn't have dived head straight

And where are we now, swimming away from the center we started at

Never looking behind, afraid of drowning again

And I guess, it's best if we never swim back out in the same pool

You understand as well as I do, that it will never be the same because of the choices we made

We're too intersecting lines, meeting once then diverging paths, never to meet again

And it's safe to say we're happier this way

even though I must admit, I still look for you, I see you first in a crowd of people

face uneraseable; and I can't help but look at your name when you're online

even though I know I shouldn't;

I'm not going to try anything

because it takes more energy than I have

I'll be strong enough soon, don't wait up

because I won't be fighting for you, I'm fighting for myself

And that makes all the difference

And now I know, what I wanted was for you to want me

Because I don't want you anymore

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