Done.

Was it really so much to ask,

For you to simply just be there?

It should have been a simple task.

None of this is fair,

There is so much damage,

So much that needs repair.

Doing it alone was too much to bear.

So many nights I cried myself to sleep,

While you pretended to be unaware.

I failed to realize you really just didn’t care.

You can sit there and continue with your lies,

Convincing everyone you did things right. 

But can you say it,

While looking them straight in the eyes?

I tried so hard to win your time,

So many nights I just wanted your presence, 

Getting your attention was always a mountain to climb;

Your gaming always came first though,

Something that should have been left in adolescence.

I have come to realize though,

You will never change.

Why? I’ll never know.

Honestly, I no longer care,

And the more time that passes,

The more it starts to show.

You always claimed not to be like the others, 

Promised you’d never hurt me,

But you turned out just the same.

And you’ll never open your eyes to see,

The things that should bring you shame.

I’ve stopped reaching for what’s already gone,

I’ve made my peace with what will never be.

You taught me what love should not look like,

And somehow, that set me free.

So keep your comfort in the stories you tell,

I’ve walked through my own private hell.

But now I rise, no longer the same,

You lost the best while you played your game,

And you only have yourself to blame.

But this all made me grow;

God helped me find my strength,

And taught my heart to let you go.

Copyright © 2026 Angela J. Stout.