The Ending of An Era

“Why are you doing that with your hair?”

“Babe, I don’t care.”

“You’re not allowed to do that.”

“Sweetie just lose a little fat.”

These demons assault me

They consume everything that is happy

Now when I regard the mirror

I remember a time when I could think clearer

No insecurities, no hiding

No listening to your ugly complaints, your chiding

 

I dreamed of happiness and what I could have accomplished

Now my future feels lost and all my plans lay demolished

I entrusted all this and more at your feet

Then you took advantage, burned it and life is bittersweet

You left fingerprints on a masterpiece, why didn’t you wear a glove?

You said it, you said “love”, but that’s not love

I didn’t think you were fully to blame yesterday

No, I let you mold me like a slab clay

 

But

Today you take back your lies

Today signifies the end of our ties

Today shows that my life is good in my eyes

Today I need no one’s approval, I’m ending my disguise

 

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