It's time for me to say goodbye... <br />to a love that used to consume me. <br />A love that was so bitersweet... <br />but had nothing to do with reality. <br /> <br />I had mine and you had yours... <br />but the two were never the same. <br />My reality said love was the answer... <br />your reality said love was a game. <br /> <br />You played your game for far too long... <br />guess what...in the end you lose. <br />You never should have expected to win... <br />at the expense of those you used. <br /> <br />Your pedestal doesn't exist anymore... <br />I hope it didn't hurt when you fell. <br />I look at you and see a cowardly man... <br />one who's disguises have served him well. <br /> <br />You pushed me one too many times... <br />surely you've heard of a woman scorned? <br />I refuse to be responsible any longer... <br />especially since you've been warned. <br /> <br />You know I tried to make it work... <br />I tried everything...to no avail. <br />I should have realized much sooner... <br />how determined you were that we fail. <br /> <br />I hate to admit that I'm giving up... <br />we both know that quiting is not my game. <br />But today I took my last dose of you... <br />and now I quit you without shame. <br /> <br />There is no looking back this time... <br />if I look back I'll see only regret. <br />Today I look only to the future... <br />and hope I can learn to forgive and forget.<br /><br />Shelly Price<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/no-looking-back/
