Hope

After so many nights alone,

I finally gave up hope,

Hope that you were coming back,

I had held onto that hope for so long,

And now it was gone,

I'm surprised by how calm I seem,

How little it hurt,

Giving up that single little bruise,

It was colorful and hurt so much for such a long time,

It's still tender,

But if you accidentally bump it,

I don't cry out in pain,

Not anymore,

So worried about my own emotions,

I went to a club with my friends one night,

You were there,

Get a lap-dance from some half-naked bitch,

The bruises came back,

Worse than ever before,

It's been three years since then,

And though the bruises are still there,

They don't hurt as much as before,

Thank you for setting me free,

For giving me hope,

And letting me go...