Literature
Kick the Pail
Crack me open.
Tear me apart.
Only your words
Could rip out my heart.
You expect so much,
To forgive and forget,
But you've not given a reason,
Not now, not yet.
You do the wrong
And you give the worry,
Yet along the way,
I'm expected to say sorry.
But that's not how it works,
Or do you not see?
You do the wrong
So you do the apologizing.
I won't be used
And I won't be played.
I've lost myself
As many times
As many times as I've prayed.
And you won't be the difference.
You won't have your way.
I'll stick to my guns
Though it might end in dismay.
So you can state your demands.
You can say that you're right.
But in the end, I decide