I'll Take The Pain

your gorgeous blue eyes
attracted me from the start
your voice, soft and sweet
always brought a smile to my face

friends for a year or so
growing gradually closer
until we built up our friendship
into that of true love

i thought i knew everything about you
little secrets that no one else knew
but that world came crashing down around me
when you decided to end it all

i’d given you my heart
served it to you on a silver platter
but you threw it back at me
broken into little pieces at my feet

i couldn’t understand what you saw in her
what could someone like that possibly offer you
she’ll never give you her heart
for all she has to offer is her body

you ended it all, both friendship and love
in one simple, hurtful message
you weren’t even man enough
to end it in person

i sat in my room and cried for days
until there were no more tears left to cry
i didn’t know how else to deal with the pain
that came from offering someone my heart

i went to school every day for a month or so
putting on a fake smile for all my friends
sure, they knew what you did, and they hated you
but none of them could understand how i felt

the pain died away eventually with time
but the damage was already done
you left a scar upon my heart
that will never fade away

it took me a while to let someone else in
and in a way, i’m glad it did
i wouldn’t want to end up hurting someone
the way you had hurt me

i look back upon this and sigh to myself
if i had to do it again, i would
for even though you left me, broken
i healed, and learned something in the process

in order to feel true love
you have to know how pain feels
so if that’s what it takes to be happy
no matter the length of time
i’ll take the pain any day