Nothing

Your locked me
In your brass cage
(I couldn't breath
through the bars)

You shattered
And shook
(my world)
And left me
No part of you
To remember

I can't remember
If it was your
Words
(Or flowers)
That brought me
Nothing but
Regret

So charismatically
You forgot
(Who I was)
What I am
To you
(To me,
The world
anything)
Anything but
Nothing

I couldn't speak
More eloquently
(For you)
Or for myself
You never
Allowed me
The pleasure
(The sacrifice
The pain
Nor the honesty)
That I required
When we began
Our ending.

I never forgot
How to remember
I never gave
Without the receive
I never lost
Without my winning
I never lived
Without my dying

And you were never
Enough
For a woman like me
And I was never
The toy you wanted
(To play with)
When you needed
A simple gesture
Or symbol of affection

The only reason I stayed
Was regret.

The only reason you left
Was fear.
And the only reason we existed
(In the first place)
Was because I gave in
For a moments glance
On what could have been
And what I wanted it to be

But you were never enough
To keep me going
And I was never your property
To begin with

I could never become
Graceful
In your presence

I can never have
What you want
I will never be
Your dream
And you will never be
Anything more
Then sacrifice
To me.