20/20

he told me i should not trust him—
i had no reason not to.
he filled me up, right to the brim,
and my feelings quickly grew.

he said he'd never hurt me,
and to this day he had not.
he said he'd never hurt me,
but it seemed he soon forgot.

i turned the other cheek when
he would talk to other girls.
they were a vacation,
but to him, i was the world.

he promised he'd protect me,
then he struck me limb to limb.
guess i never knеw he meant
i needed protеction from him.

he pleaded for forgiveness
as i fell down to the ground.
he said he had a sickness
and he needed me around.

again, he had to grovel
when my face hit the cement.
i crumbled like the gravel
when he offered his lament.

he said I was his future,
and so I took his word.
he said I was his future,
then the rest was all blur.

they told me to leave sooner,
i couldn't do that never.
blood and bruises disappear,
but true love is for forever!

he said he'll never leave me;
on his mother's grave, he swore.
so I guess it kinda shook me
when he walked right out the door.

they told me to get away;
it was a reason I could find.
i guess I learned the hard way!
awesome being,
love is blind(ing pain).