Broken Promises

Each time I believed your promises,
Hopeful and trusting, despite past misses,
I found myself giving up once more,
Silencing my complaints and closing the door.

And yet, as I withdrew my expectations,
The hurt inside me refused to cessation,
A constant sadness, a lingering pain,
That nothing could cure or ever sustain.

Every time I longed for your affection,
And found myself met with rejection,
I cried a little, died a little,
Piece by piece, I felt my heart whittle.

Deep down, I knew we were finished,
But like an optimist, I waited and wished,
For things to change, as you'd always say,
But mere words couldn't hold our love at bay.

You never acted on what you said,
Leaving us stuck in a cycle of dread,
And now, my hope is fading fast,
As I wait for one mistake, to be my last.

I even wish you'd cheat on me,
To make it easier to leave, to be free,
To tell everyone it was all your fault,
But the truth is, I can't bring myself to halt.

I'm not angry, nor do I hold you to blame,
For not loving me the way I deserve, with flame,
Perhaps, you simply don't know how to love,
And I must choose my own happiness, far above.

Hope's Betrayal

Every time I placed my hope in you,
Believed in your promises and dreams anew,
Only to find disappointment and despair,
And my heart is breaking beyond repair.

I tried to speak up, to complain,
But with every attempt, my words in vain,
So I stopped, and kept my pain inside,
Hiding my tears, my wounded pride.

And yet, the hurt persisted still,
Like a wound that refused to heal,
Every time I longed for your love,
And felt instead the push and shove.

I died, little by little, piece by piece,
Every time my hope was deceived,
Until I knew, deep in my heart,
That we were done, from the very start.

But still, the optimist in me held on,
Believing that love could still be won,
That things would change if only we tried,
But in the end, it was just another lie.

And now, I wait for you to make one mistake,
Longing for a reason to escape,
To tell the world it was all your fault,
But even then, it's not as simple as it's taught.

For I know the truth, deep down inside,
That it's time to let go of this ride,
To choose my happiness over tears,
And face the pain of letting go, with fears.