Tori's Liberation

The day that I met you, I thought you were the sun;

Your love was everlasting, all consuming;

Your warmth was felt from miles away;

I trusted your love and so I trusted you;

I let you into my garden because I thought your love would allow it to blossom;

But here I am, standing in the ruins of what remains;

My sun rises;

My sun goes to tend to the garden;

When I rise, I see that its scorched the earth;

I see you standing there smiling with pride;

In your hands, I see the fruits of my labor;

I see what was born of my love and dedication;

But I hold fast;

For I know that you know not how to give the love required to make it last;

For now, I know my sun was just a shadow I shined my light upon;

For my love, you repaid me with wickedness;

For my trust, you broke my heart;

My light casts a shadow on what you’ve done;

Soon the fruit will rot;

Soon you’ll be back for a second helping, loving, supple, and sweet;

But I know you’re bitter because I won’t eat that same poison again;

I see you for what you are;

You are darkness cloaked as light;

And you will never know me again.