When I met you

Just a short summary of an old love, that never really was much about love, yet it seemed so, but in the end, it was not meant to be.

The day I met you, my life changed;

For you woke in me,

a yearning never felt before.

Yet, your eyes, those green eyes

were so dark, and so deep,

And you would always stare into mine.

The day I met you, I thought,

you were different;  never 

expected the final outcome.

You were so kind and courteous;

Always saying hello with a hug.

I loved your smell and your touch.

The day I met you, I was so afraid;

And tried my best to keep you

close but not too close.

And you sensed this, and kept 

on flirting and making your moves,

to which, I responded in some way.

The day I met you, my life changed;

For bad, and for good, as through

you I learned that no one is perfect.

Thing is you flirted with every girl 

that you met, and at times,

you would try and be funny.

Yet, your true nature, would 

be tested, and your temper would

arise; outside of that you would be ok.

But you were young still, and would

send mixed signals to different girls.

and I was one of them.

What I loved about you, was

that you had a dog, and not just 

any kind, but a Pit Bull.

He was sweet, and gentle,

a tad playful, but otherwise,

all he wanted was to be loved.

I found it much easier to love 

him verses loving you because 

you were too demanding.

Oh sure, you could cook,

yet you would rather have someone

else do it for you.

Sure I ended opening up my heart

to you, and you did listen,

but somehow, something was a miss.

It all started going downhill, once

my daughter came in the picture 

and you started judging her.

She and I had been separated for 

three years, so yeah, she would have

separation anxiety and act up.

But hey, you were no parent,

I was, and you had no clue,

of just how sweet she really was.

She knew you hated her, and 

in the end, she made sure you knew.

I tried to soften her up, but you ruined that too.

How dare you call her a retard!

And much worse stating she was acting

as a 10 year old, and not a 15 year old!

She was ten years old at the time!!!

And she was acting her age,

and there my heart started to shatter.

Eventually you thought, you knew better,

and started trying to coach me

on parenting issues.

And than, you betrayed me, by taking another 

girl out, that was 10 years younger.

She was also a friend.

And you made her believe, that you

loved her with all your heart, yet in the end

you ditched her after 2 weeks.

By that time, your temper was getting worse,

and if I dared say anything 

against you, you would lose your cool.

And the day came, in which you found,

 your future wife, and she played me too.

In the end, you still helped me.

But alas, the final battle, was yet

 to be fought and when it happened, 

neither you or I won.

Simply all was lost

and you left me with such a bitter taste,

and my heart was torn to pieces.

And in the end, I could not stand 

the sight of you with her,

nor the way, you would treat her.

In the end, I walked away, not 

just from you, but from the church,

that had taught me much.

Yet, I admit I only left

because of you, and not being

able to move on.

I have shed many a tear since that day,

and am sure you do not even

care nor do I.

In the end, in spite of the pain

I learned, to not fully trust,

anyone so easily, ever again.

Reviews

[Carol Cashes]

A woman can forgive many things, but mess with her children - out! Get thee behind me, Satan! You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat children. It didn't seem so then, but he did you a huge favor by leaving. This letter to a cad is honest and real. Nicely done.

[Maria]

Thanks and yes indeed, he could say whatever he wanted of me, anyone can, I do not mind, just do not mess with my child aka teenage daughter, cause well yeah,...thing is my girl, has always had this look about her, that makes her look older than what she actually is. Back than at 10 years old, she was tall, and well puberty hit her at age 9....so her body looked more womanly than that of a mere child. And many people mistook her behavior and character as that of an immature teenager. Many thought she was 15 or even 16, back than and now that she is an actual 16 year old girl, people now saw she could pass for 18 and above....but if you look at her face, somehow you can tell that she is younger and not older, but her body does not help in that regards, and so she has suffered, ever since she was 9 years old, in getting bullied, for appearing older than she really is. And this guy, was a brand new youth pastor, and he was like all happy and proud of his achievement, but he totally had the wrong idea about being a pastor, back than, I should think and hope that he has bettered himself by now...

[wordman]

i guess we just have to find out the hard way