The One That Got Away

I can't tell you how many times

I've been "the one who got away"

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After all the energy I spent

all the time when I stayed

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When efforts weren't reciprocated

and my love was taken

for granted

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When you walk away

after giving a love so strong

that's when they miss you

When they realize you're gone

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In your absence

they recognize

your value

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That out of everyone

you were the one

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That's when they recognize

they trashed the golden chalice

that you offered so generously

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A boundless love

they won't find

with anyone else

anywhere

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Even then

most of them

are afraid

to return

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Not humble enough

to admit they were wrong

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after realizing their mistakes

casted on the gentle heart

of a goddess that's strong

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It's easier for the ego

to banish themselves

from the queendom

than to kneel before her

and ask for forgiveness

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Feeling that

the way they acted

was undeserving

of a love

so deep

so kind

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Truth is

they are right

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I was too giving

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As the good book says

love is patient

love is kind

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It also says

you get what you give

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and after being patiently kind

for so long without reciprocation

there's no room left in me

to give to someone

who is unappreciative

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Yeah I'm the one

who got away

and you're the one

who pushed me