You said you gave me everything <br />but it was never enough <br /> <br />and maybe you did <br />and maybe it just wasn't. <br />but i'm not completely to blame. <br />you tried to make me happy <br />but with every attempt <br />i glanced back <br />i turned around <br />and i watched the past <br /> <br />who gave me that past to turn to? <br /> <br />with so much sincerity trapped in your words <br />trapped in your promises, <br />the ones you're making now. <br />to make it right. <br />you finally try, <br /> <br />and from a lump of regret <br />that's stuck in your neck <br />your voice cracks <br /> <br />and you promise me everything <br />that i've always wanted you to promise. <br /> <br />but i feel like i'm the bad one. <br />i feel like i'm doing wrong <br />cause i know i'm hurting you. <br />because you've tried so hard <br />but the memories hang on <br />of the things you've done wrong <br />i want to forgive, better yet, forget. <br /> <br />the past is a noose that you've tied our relationship to.<br /><br />Tiffani Williams<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-past-is-a-noose/
