Dating Yourself Poem by Shadow Kiss

When you vowed that you'd be there for me
I took it to the heart
so when you left me all alone
my soul fell apart

the red rose that you gave me
under the shining moon
has withered and died
just like our relationship, both were too soon

still I felt tied to you
linked together
I wanted to hold you again
I had felt that our love would last forever


Then I realized
your love was just a disguise
you only used me for your own needs
your 'love' was only ever greed

I willed myself to become stronger
so that my next relationship would be longer
and then

happiness sprouted from within
I realized that holding hands with myself
was harder then it ever could have been
to hold hands with him