Ariel's Truth

nobody told me that if i got
my land legs, every step
would feel as if i was stepping
on glass.
sharp shards of glass feel 
as if there cutting my soles
open as i take each step.
nobody told me that me 
getting my land legs 
wouldnt make eric love
me.
he doesnt love me 
like i love him.
he doesnt feel the same
way that i do.
i was such a fool to think
that a human could be 
in love with a fish.
everyone was right,
i shouldve listened to 
daddy when he told me
continuously.
but i was so sure that
our love was real.
the way he looked at me
made my heart melt.
we connected-
well i thought we did.
im not doing this for 
anyone, but myself.
i have come to the 
realization that this 
was a mistake, but 
its too late to take it 
back.
i cant go back into 
the ocean, 
because when he 
took my tail,
my fish abilities left.
if i jump in this ocean,
i wont survive.
because without fins,
and a tail,
i can neither swim, 
nor breathe.
so as i wrap up this 
letter,
i want anyone that 
reads this to know 
true love doesnt 
exist.
that the person that you
love, and you think loves
you back, doesnt.
they dont love you,
you naive little fool,
you.
daddy told me that
it wasnt worth it,
he was right, 
it wasnt.