Aug 2010
Naïveté
She thought she understood the world because she was in love. Here, her future lies before her, picture perfect and happily ever after.
Stupid girl.
She thought that love meant abandonment; she left her whole life behind and followed him wherever he chose to take her. She thought love meant obedience; she smiled silently as his words burned into her mind. You don’t need anything, I’ll give you everything. She watched life pass her by. She thought love meant forever; stupid girl, nothing is forever.
Nothing
Is what became of love as she knew it. He left her, and she fell to her knees and cried because she felt broken. He walked away, told her she needed to grow up. She was so small. She tried to apologize, to follow him and hold him tight until he threw her away. This is for the best. But love is for always, forever!
Forever does not exist
She felt pain until the sun set on the summer, until the leaves floated from the trees. But she has grown, grown and woken up. She’s free and she gets into danger, runs and lives on the run, on the fly. She follows her heart.
Now, she is strong
She is smart. She knows to never love that way again, to never put her whole heart into anything again. She will not be broken again. She tore away from pain; she left it far behind her. Look at the way she smiles as if she’s never been told that she’s not loved anymore. Look at the way she smiles as if she’s never had to start over, forget her past, and free herself.
And I’m so proud of her
She thought she understood the world because she was in love. Here, her future lies before her, picture perfect and happily ever after.
Stupid girl.
She thought that love meant abandonment; she left her whole life behind and followed him wherever he chose to take her. She thought love meant obedience; she smiled silently as his words burned into her mind. You don’t need anything, I’ll give you everything. She watched life pass her by. She thought love meant forever; stupid girl, nothing is forever.
Nothing
Is what became of love as she knew it. He left her, and she fell to her knees and cried because she felt broken. He walked away, told her she needed to grow up. She was so small. She tried to apologize, to follow him and hold him tight until he threw her away. This is for the best. But love is for always, forever!
Forever does not exist
She felt pain until the sun set on the summer, until the leaves floated from the trees. But she has grown, grown and woken up. She’s free and she gets into danger, runs and lives on the run, on the fly. She follows her heart.
Now, she is strong
She is smart. She knows to never love that way again, to never put her whole heart into anything again. She will not be broken again. She tore away from pain; she left it far behind her. Look at the way she smiles as if she’s never been told that she’s not loved anymore. Look at the way she smiles as if she’s never had to start over, forget her past, and free herself.
And I’m so proud of her
