Not Long After I Confessed by Mosuro Hafsah Oluwatobi

Not long after I confessed,

I saw what I couldn't see.

His eyes were hollow,

His heart was not with me.

His words were empty,

And his promises were false,

My confession meant nothing,

I was just another cause.

I gave him my heart,

But he did not want it,

I told him how I felt,

But he wouldn't admit it.

My trust was broken,

My heart was shattered,

I couldn't fix it,

The damage had been scattered.

I tried to mend the pieces,

But they wouldn't fit,

I tried to find the love,

But there was no more of it.

I tried to hold onto hope,

But there was nothing there,

The only thing I had left,

Was a love that wasn't fair.

I gave him everything,

But he took it for granted,

He never truly cared,

I was only ever handed.

A heart that was false,

A love that was fake,

I should have seen the signs,

But I made a mistake.

I thought my heart was safe,

But it had been betrayed,

I thought he was the one,

But he led me astray.

I didn't know what to do,

I felt so lost and alone,

I didn't know where to go,

I was left out in the cold.

My heart was broken,

My trust had been betrayed,

I was lost in the darkness,

I felt so dismayed.

But then I found a light,

It was the light of self-love,

That shone so bright and pure,

It healed my broken heart,

And washed away the pain and mire.

I learned to love myself,

And to trust my own heart,

I learned to accept my faults,

And let my life restart.

I let go of the past,

And embraced the present,

I opened my heart to love,

And let myself repent.