The Truth Set Me Free

I sat across from you Wide-eyed and hopeful Once again believing in myself There was no way to foresee You would carelessly utter words That would alter our love forever A casual conversation Turned grievous without warning With complete lack of forethought You hurled your words at my heart A moral obligation Is what I've become to you Floored I stand and walk away Your words bounced around my brain And echoed in my ears I tasted them on my tongue Dry and stale My mind reeled for some response A defense But I am too proud to accept your version of myself And you are too arrogant to fathom you made a mistake So I leave behind the only life I've ever known Unwilling to be your ethical burden Never humble enough to accept your altruistic pity