My fourteen lessons

You taught me to never keep my hopes up,
You taught me love doesn’t exist.
You taught me everything is too good to be true,
You taught me that no one really means it when they say they “love you”.
You taught me to never forgive and to absolutely never forget,
You taught me that you’re always right,
You taught me I’m always wrong.
You taught me that I’m the dumbest thing created,
You taught me to hide my feelings,
You taught me to kill my hope,
You taught me to kiss my dreams goodbye.
You taught me to slap myself in the face if I did something right and say “You could do better”
You taught me to kick myself while I’m down.
You taught me to never listen to you.