The Safety of You(r betrayal)

I counted on you.

I leaned on you

to protect me

when things turned

for the worst.

I really believed that

you were the one

person who'd keep me safe.

I really thought that you

would be the one person

who wouldn't bear to

be the reason for my tears.

You taught me to trust.

You showed me the way.

You made me believe

that I could count you,

that I could lean on you,

that I could trust you.

You proved that to me.

Proved.

Past tense.

Little did I know,

after all those years,

you'd wind up hurting me

the most.

To me,

you were an idol..

my own personal superhero.

To you,

I was just a young child

who couldn't see you for

the monster you really were.

You saw a type of innocence in me

and clamped your fist around

it so hard

as you watched it shatter

at your feet.

Was that really all

I was to you;

a piece of paper that

you could just crumple

and toss across the floor?

You were supposed to be

my protector.

I put my life in your hands

just to watch you toss it in

the waste bucket in return.

So,

thank you.

Because of you,

I lost my ability

to trust..

to count on others..

to lean on those close to me..

thank you.

Because of you,

I've never felt more afraid.