Because of You

I watched you
dismantle my dreams
one 
by 
one,
kill my ambitions
without a second thought,
and rip my hopes apart
without breaking a sweat.

You destroyed my sense
of self worth,
picked away at my last shred
of love,
and demolished
my goals
in a single step.

I let you
extinguish the fire in my soul,
listened when you whispered
degrading thoughts
into my ear,
and believed you
when you told me
I was pathetic.

Because of you
I still believe
that I am a worthless ball of anxiety
that no one will ever love
because depression
is not something you can hide
under a mask.

Because of you
I have lost myself
and I have no hope
of ever finding who I was
ever again.

Because of you
I have lost enough
to never need another lesson
in heartbreak
again.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Michael Avatar
December 7, 2017 at 2:33 AM
This poem should serve as a lighthouse, for no one should be able to hurt another in that manner...All the best Kacie
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