Paper Promises

i found a box beneath my bed

with all the letters you used to send

folded up into tiny squares

little ways to show you care

as i sat there reading line by line

it’s hard to believe you were once mine

reminiscing of younger days

our crazy and rebellious ways

so many pictures come flooding through

the memories of you like a tattoo

16 years old and so in love

we fit together like a perfect glove

but over time the seams came lose

your love turned into pure abuse

so cruel with the way you use your tongue

i felt each word and boy it stung

as the weather got warmer i could finally see

i loved you so but you never loved me

now sitting on my bed 10 years later

so thankful i grew and turned out greater

greater than the hurt you put me through

because without you i wouldn’t have grew

turned this heart into a shield of amour

brought me closer to my heavenly father

i fold the letters back into tiny squares

i’m wiser now and i just don’t care

tuck the box back under my bed

paper promises that remain unsaid.