Would have Settled for A Lie

Wrote this in the airport 2 or 3 weeks ago.

Why did you tell the truth?

I would have settled for a lie,

I didn't have to cry,

didn't have to be up all night,

didn't even have to cause a fight.

You said you wanted to die;

all because you made me cry...

She's up next on your list,

the next girl you'll kiss.

The facts are laid out, see?;

She's prettier, funnier, better than me.

I'm no good now; bruised.

Please don't be playing me, I don't wanna be used.

You're the only thing keeping me sane,

the one at the front of my brain.

The only kind of happy I got.

It was the same for you... so I thought.

What if I didn't come home?

would it be her on the end of the phone?

What if you don't mean what you say,

when you tell me you love me, everyday?

I care for you, I truly do...

But sometimes, it's damn hard to read you.

I love you, but you made me cry,

I would have, and could have settled for a lie.

Reviews

[Wolf's Dark Song]

A very tragic and heartbreaking poem. I think you did an excellent job writing this, getting those hurtful feelings down in words.