Love in Silence

You took advantage of my youth, my body, my curiosity

Left me numb from all I've seen, frozen in your cruelty

You were the light shining just out of reach

Like the mermaid at the shore singing songs of your deceit

She sang a soft lullaby about you leaving

The pieces falling back into place, I'm finally seeing

You picked my petals one by one like I was nothing

Hoping she'd love you while I was still your something

I blink the tears out of my eyes

As you stop and realize

The knife you plunged through my chest, so deep

Cut more than my heart, now it’s all I keep

I'm stuck again, staring at the mirror's lie

Trapped in memories swearing we had something to try

Pop open the champagne, let’s raise a glass

To the apple on the tree rotting from the past

Like an eel, you shocked, paralyzed your prey

Left me trembling, in your storm, too numb to stay

But still…

I’ll love you silently, love you from afar

Love you in ways no one will, no matter who you are

Is the glass half full or is it half empty?

The future feels too heavy, terrifying

I try to hold onto positivity

While I’m dead inside, just happily surviving

You call me a whore but what does it even mean?

A woman living by men’s morals or just your twisted dream?

Why are you so nasty, so quick to tear me down?

When I was the one who loved you even when you weren’t around

I'll love you silently, love you from behind

Love you quietly, more than anyone you’ll find

But now I stand alone, broken but breathing

Love doesn’t always mean staying

Sometimes it means leaving