Bullseye

Finally I was happy.
Finally someone could make me smile.
Finally I felt better,
Much more than I had in a while.

You knew my secret,
Loved me in spite of it.
I made myself vulnerable,
An open target.

So of course soon enough
You hit the bullseye.
Hurt me so terribly
With one “little” lie.

How could you do it?
I trusted you.
I gave you my heart,
You broke it in two.

That very heart
Was already cracked.
You should know,
You helped put the pieces back.

You swore you’d guard it,
You’d protect it like treasure.
But you dropped it on the floor
And stepped on it for good measure.

My knight in shining armor
left me with this giant mess.
But this time I won't sit here
like a poor damsel in distress.