I Know

I wonder if you know
What it feels like to hold
Someones heart in your hand
I don't think you understand

I don't think that you can see
What it feels like to be me
Put the shoe on your other foot
Then open your eyes, take a look

I know I hurt you
But you did me
But if you try and consider
You will understand what I feel

When you come into my sight
I feel pain, tears prick my eyes
All my hairs stand on end
Because on you I used to depend

All those thoughts in my head
Going over the things you said
The promises you made
The promises you'd break

But the thing that hurts the most
Is what I did when we were close
Close to making something good
I messed about, I knew I would

I know I broke it
I feel it too
if you will, just consider
You will see what I already knew

When you come into my sight
Little knives pierce inside
I have to wait a few days to heal
Its how I know, what I felt was real

And every time
It hurts the same
But I am learning
To handle the pain

I don't want it numbed
Or to decrease
It helps me move on
Gives me a new lease

Now I have learned I'm not afraid
To love someone the right way

By Olivia Lynn