I Was Wrong

Moving on,
starting new.
Made myself
forget about you.

You're gone now,
nothing but memories and photographs,
and like the pages of an old book,
they wear away so fast.

My world didn't fall apart.
I was wrong,
from the very start.
I wish I would of knew.

I was wrong,
About everything.
About you,
My feelings,
My heart.
What I thought you were.
I thought I loved you,
I was wrong about that, too.

I barely knew you but I put feelings in,
that were not there.
I tried to give my love, my life,
things I couldn't share.

You're nothing I thought you were.
I should of took some time to realize.
Got to know you better,
It would of opened my eyes.

I was wrong,
About everything.
About you,
My feelings,
My heart.
What I thought you were.
I thought I loved you,
I was wrong about that, too.

I kept holding on,
to something that wasn't there.
Already gone,
Reaching out for nothing but thin air.

Take a breath,
and look around.
Nobody's here,
nothing but footprints left on the ground.

Where you once stood,
Next to me.
Now I'm alone.
It's better off that way
And I bet you'd agree.

I was wrong,
About everything.
About you,
My feelings,
My heart.
What I thought you were.
I thought I loved you,
I was wrong about that, too.

So now you're gone,
And I can be who I want.
No more hiding,
No more lying,
No more faking who I truly am.
You're not here to judge me anymore,
I'm free.
To change who I was before.

I was wrong.
But no more holding on to mistakes.
Let go, move on.
No more regret.
Everybody knows,
My darkest secret.
My weakest moment.
My worst mistake of all,
Was you.