You Taught Me

Day 1

I learned you loved me 

And I thought you were the one.

As the days passed,

You taught me that I only needed you.

For almost 2 years it was just you and I.

But then you disappeared.

As I stood alone

And watched the people who I once knew pass me by,

I learned that you taught me wrong.

You taught me to be okay alone.

You taught me that abandonment was love.

You taught me that "us"

Was really me.

You were wrong.

I see now that this is not love

And how for almost 2 years

I let myself fall into a deep lonely hole.

 But I'm climbing for dear life.

I know this now

That love is not being alone

And wondering where you've been.

Love is not leaving every last friend

Only for your jealousy not to flare.

Love is not being held like a trophy

To be shoved in people's faces

When you yourself didn't appreciate your treasure.

I know now that I can stand alone and fight for myself.

That I can take care of myself

That I can rely on myself

And be my own source of happiness.

I will stand alone

And I am a warrior

And I won't be left behind.