Timothy Michael Natale Jr.

You were my rock to lean on when things got rough
You were my soldier to help fight my battle
You let me be weak when I couldn't be tough
You let me cry when I let others rattle
At my cage
And enrage
The monster in me
Don't you see?
You were my everything

I swore to love you till the day I die
And no matter how many tears you make me cry
I swear I'll keep the promise, and I don't lie

I thought you were my best friend
There past the end
I thought you were a black sheep
In need of a love
Till you shoved the knife so deep
In my back that I just knew
You were no sheep
Despite the sweet-nothings you'd spew
You were the wolf
Intent on devouring my heart
And you had my completely fooled
Right from the start

It's so dark in here
My mind filled with thoughts of you
And I'm beginning to fear
That when I screamed "I HATE YOU TOO"
Despite my angry leer
That my words were untrue
And in actuality
I still love you
But then reality
Comes crashing down
Turns my bittersweet smile
Into a full on frown
And though it's been all this while
I still tend to drown
My teddy bears in my tears

I asked you not to leave
And you promised me
You'd never make me grieve
You pinky swore
You'd always be near
Then you turned around and called me a whore
And in sheer
Outrage and pain
Betrayal and heartbreak
Did my tears fall like rain
What god-awful mistake
Could I make
That would lead you to hate me
Like you do?
I was never untrue
There was nothing I wouldn't do
I was head over heels for you

But still you stabbed me in the back
With a 9 inch knife
Cause of what I lack
You took away my life
Cause I dared to be sure
About you and me
And yet I wasn't her
I wasn't who you wanted me to be

Love is a battlefield
And I fight in the war each day
Come-ons fly like bullets
And I try to block out what they say
Relationships like ticking bombs
For every mis-step, you pay
Flings like grenades
Always blowing up in your face
And just when you find someone
To comfort you in an embrace
The enemy comes through
And steals him away from you

Enough with the metaphors
I should really throw this on the floor
And start out new
But you know I can never let go
Which is what I wanted to tell you
Just know
Despite what we go through
I'll always love you

So take me
So make me
So break me

I'm in submission
You have my permission