I gave you my heart,

You pushed it away,

Kept denying it, and bringing me down,

Saying you were “leveling the playing field.”

Said you didn’t want to encourage me.

Said you didn’t want to give me false hope.

Said you didn’t feel the same way,

Said you never could.

You said you were sorry,

But that you didn’t want this to ruin

What we had. I listened.

I listened because I wanted to.

I didn’t want to let go, I didn’t want

To have to give you up.

My mind would often remind me

That breaking it off would be better

For me, but loving you

Made me put you first.

But as much as I love you,

I can’t keep denying myself the happiness

I deserve. I love you, I love being with you,

You make me happier than anything,

But I need to put myself first

For a change.

When you let me down, it hurts more

Than I ever thought possible. My chest burns

With rejection when you don’t reply, when you say

You’re coming, and don’t. I can’t

Keep letting you string me along

Like this. I need more,

and if you can’t give it to me,

I’ll have to find someone who can. I have no

Regrets. I’m so glad we had this experience, and I’ll

Never forget it. But our time has run out,

Our story has played itself out.

It’s time for me to find my happy ending. I wish

It could be with you, but that’s just not how this story

Is meant to end. I want you to have a happy ending too,

And there’s only one way for us to both get

What we want. I’ll care about you forever,

My first, my only,

But I have to move on.