I am the reason you fell <br />Took that large heart of yours <br />and crushed it beneath my words <br /> <br />You deserved better <br /> <br />So, now I'll watch the sun jump into the ocean <br />knowing <br />you were the best of my universe <br />hands down <br />the greatest <br /> <br />I tried <br />a thousand times <br />to create love from the torn pieces <br />we left behind <br /> <br />Yet <br />Love battles <br />Throws everything it's got at you <br />Takes casualties <br />Doesn't follow order <br /> <br />I wasn't ready for war back then <br />just folded up my heart and retreated <br />lost everything we'd worked for <br />lost every bit of you <br /> <br />That's when the earth died in my eyes <br />That's when nothing else mattered <br /> <br />I am the reason you fell <br />Now, you will not trust again <br />Took that bright Italian smile <br />and broke it beneath my whim <br /> <br />You deserved better <br /> <br />Now, I understand <br /> <br />In the beginning <br />when love was as new <br />there was one that got away <br />some one that reminds me of my youth <br />when love was as simple as a hand-written letter <br /> <br />So, I'll listen to the sound of night come alive <br />knowing <br />you were the best of my universe <br />hands down <br />the greatest<br /><br />O.S. Brooks<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-24/
