Things They Don't Teach You in School
i did not know
that there were just so many ways
to hurt someone until
i met you and you showed me
every
single
one.
and i did not know
that there were so many ways
to feel love until
i met someone else
and they showed me
every
single
one.
alas, i did not know
that once you have been hurt
in every way you can imagine
you cannot find it in yourself to
ever
love
again.
i did not know
that you could still yearn for someone
even after they fucking shatter you
and that you will hate yourself for it
every
goddamn
day.
that there were just so many ways
to hurt someone until
i met you and you showed me
every
single
one.
and i did not know
that there were so many ways
to feel love until
i met someone else
and they showed me
every
single
one.
alas, i did not know
that once you have been hurt
in every way you can imagine
you cannot find it in yourself to
ever
love
again.
i did not know
that you could still yearn for someone
even after they fucking shatter you
and that you will hate yourself for it
every
goddamn
day.