I Knew

By Jess Boyes

By Jess BoyesPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

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I knew what you were when I met you,

a liar, a cheat, a scoundrel, a thief,

who stole my heart.

The most valuable thing I own, it’s been taken and I let you,

such a fool I’ve been, I wanted to believe you, that maybe it was worth something, anything,

I can’t believe I let you.

You still have it, the most valuable thing I owned, even though I know that you’ll continue to break it, crush it,

because I don’t know how to take it back.

I’m lost in hope that is false, that maybe? Just maybe,

it can be repaired, but it’s more that I’m scared - to let go.

But I knew what you were when I met you,

a liar, a cheat, a scoundrel, a thief,

who stole my heart,

the most valuable thing I own, and now I want to win it, take it back from you,

if only I knew how to.

From Melbourne, Australia, I love creative writing and food, particularly a good quality cheese or some sort of dairy.

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