Reprieve

You are
A mistake
I can never fix
Yellow friend
False friend
I know hate
Because I loved


And you are
The one who burns
In my secret fire
You burn with the old me
The smoke
Fills my life with the stench of
Regret
Regret that defines you

I gave you my secrets
You attacked
With lies
And I believed you
Believed you cared for me
But you wanted to break me
Break
Every
Bone
In the girl
I once was

I could blame you
For the burning mess
For the havoc
For the complete destruction
Of me

Instead I thank you
For letting me burn myself
And rebuild myself
Stronger and without
Any need for support
Without any need
For you

I thank you for
Teaching me about grudges
You know
Sometimes there should be
No reprieve