My heart broke a thousand times

I learned the truth, read between the lines

I promised to lose, to bend away

Preserve the life, for a promise to stay

Decisions like ours are hard to make

A scarlet letter, claiming a stake

Our identities written on our chest

I see mine but it seems fake

Is that how I'm known? I learned the truth.

Is that my face? I saw the lack of youth.

My eyes showed the fire, showed it burn out.

.My heart shattered.