It Took Forever For My Heart To Know Poem by david lessard

should i care, that you no longer want me?
should i care, that you now, never speak my name?
it's been a struggle and a heartbreak,
now we're left to wonder...just who's to blame.

but no one person should take the fault,
and no one person should say I'm in the right;
as you may or may not know, it's not one-sided,
and last i knew, it took two individuals to fight.

the street is not one-way, though it's divided,
and curves and cliffs align it's winding path;
it's a road full of misery and sadness,
where two can vent their rage and wrath.

it's a dead-in street, and the end is hard to see,
you cannot see it, until the way's too late;
your brakes are gone and you've no steering,
the lights are yellow and red, but you were never one to wait.

Headlong in anger, you rushed and carried on,
you knew no caution, running stops along the way;
you weren't concerned that i loved you no longer,
you behaved as if you never meant for me to stay.

and so were parted, and i can rest my head at last,
catch my breath and still my aching heart;
say goodbye to you, a total stranger now,
i'm making me a new life and a brand new start.

i loved you twice and now the show's all over,
i can't believe we finally let it go;
i don't hate you, i just don't love you;
it took forever for my heart to know.