• You broke me down slowly
    You tore me apart
    Each tear in my eyes
    Is a crack in my heart
    How deep is this dagger?
    I wish you could see
    But you turn a blind eye
    To how much you hurt me
    What you see on the outside
    I seem so relaxed
    I laugh and I smile
    But this joy isn’t fact
    On the inside, I’m crying
    I’m sobbing, I’m shaking
    It’s hard to believe
    But I’m quietly breaking
    This pain growing stronger
    And harder to hide
    My sight becomes blurry
    As tears brim my eyes
    The tears take control
    I just can’t hold them back
    And I’m once again longing
    For the strength that I lack
    I look up at you, sobbing
    Curled up on the floor
    My voice breaks so shakily,
    “I can’t hide it anymore,
    You broke me so thoroughly
    Right down to my core
    Ignoring the scars
    That were there long before
    I gave you my heart
    In hopes of safe-keeping
    But you broke it instead
    Now I’m laying here, weeping
    I ask for no excuses
    I could never care for one
    I only wish you’d recognize
    The damage that you’ve done
    You took my heart and warped it
    My trust was washed away
    The pain is not forever
    But the damage is here to stay.”
    Understanding washes over
    The confusion in your eyes
    You kneel down beside my
    And you start to cry
    You choke out, “I’m sorry,
    I’ve done this to you
    Your heart has been broken
    Because I wasn’t true
    All this pain that I’ve caused
    You didn’t deserve
    I would take it all back
    But it can’t be reversed
    I tried to protect you
    I tried to be there
    But I broke you so wholly
    It just isn’t fair
    I can never take back
    The things that I’ve done
    And now your rejection
    Is the prize that I’ve won
    I ask your forgiveness
    From the pit of my heart
    Though I don’t deserve it,
    I request a fresh start,”
    I look in your eyes
    And my tears lose their hold
    For a moment I’m free
    From the lies that you told
    “I’ll forgive you,” I sigh,
    “Because now I can see,
    The chains have been broken.
    I’m finally free.”