I wish I would have known,
I wish you never took me home,
I wish you didn't see my poems.
Oh, for if I had known.

We were never official,
I should have called your bluff,
Oh god, I was so blinded by love,
Though all you saw was lust.

Maybe I was crazy,
For thinking we could have been,
All I wanted was anything more than friends.
"Labels are stupid"
You sure don't think that with her.
"I love you"
But, oh aren't just words?

You said I was "Easy"
Whatever do you mean?
I trusted you with a part of me,
A part of me nobody else should see.

Though, you may have lied,
I am not as stupid as I seem.
As much as I wish I didn't,
I now know that it was you,
And no amount of,
sticks or stones,
or broken bones,
Could hurt any more,
Than the betrayal you have condoned.

Empty halls, a vacant stare,
Lost in shadows, filled with despair.
Teenage years, a twisted game,
Chasing highs, ignoring the blame.

Whispers echo, a haunting sound,
As friendships crumble, and futures drown.
Bottles clink, and pills descend,
A downward spiral, without end.

The classroom fades, a distant shore,
As addiction's grip tightens more.
Rules are broken, trust betrayed,
A life unraveling, slowly decayed.

Expulsion looms, a heavy blow,
Shattered dreams, where do they go?
A path uncertain, filled with dread,
A future stolen, a life misled.

The taste of freedom, now turns sour,
Lost potential, losing power.
Regret lingers, a bitter sting,
A wasted youth, on broken wing.