Once I believe in fairy tales
then life came knocking
I let it in willingly
not know what it would steal from me
or what i would give it
you see my world was fake
i live in a bubble where hope
and love existed
then you came along
you showed me the hurt and pain
that came
with the reality of living
you gave me all the reasons I had to die
all the pain i had to feel
the depression that i had in me
The fact that love isn't real
you taught me
so many things about life
lessons I have to unlearn everyday
Have to convince myself that you lied
that its not really this way
that i interpreted it wrong
that I had nothing to say
It was you
who came knocking
and showed me how broken
I was
you taught me
lessons
of self destruction
and left me
when I started to listen
you taught me how to slowly dismantle my soul
until all that was left was emptiness
that only you could fill
and you told me to get over it
and forget the lesson
and you left me
with it
with the emptiness
you told me existed
but I'm unlearning your lessons
learning what you said doesn't matter
and the mundane things in life are blessings
so my dad is a mess
and so my mom is disabled
so i have no friends
and sometimes i feel depression
but my life isn't over
I'm getting stronger
learning love isn't an emotion i can get from anyone
until i feel it for myself
You made me learn that
and I thank you
for teaching me pain
then letting me beat it
you made me stronger
I'm STRONG NOW
and no one
not even you
can take that from me