after the fire




After the fire has gone out, I look around at the ashes you have left in my heart. Nothing remains but ashes; Ashes and lies. That was all you ever gave me, more lies, fueling the fire that turned my emotions to dust. I shouldn't have trusted you, but you beckoned me with your soothing words, your emotional outbursts. You seemed sincere, with your tears, your thoughts, your emotions. Each was a calculated action to lure me in, to burn away a little more of my heart. You led me to think I was the first in your heart, first in your mind. Now I see all the others you thought of before me. Was I simply a replacement for those you could not have? You seemed romantic, kind, caring... But it was false. Nothing but ashes.
Ashes and lies.


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