I.
I smelled your cologne
coming from a body
that wasn’t yours
calling me over to ask
if there’s anything
that reminds you of me
as much as that cologne
reminds me of you
and if you’ll ever be back
to wear it the way you used to
just a little too much
every time
II.
I couldn’t force you
to love me
the way I loved you
I couldn’t force you
to treat me right
but you could force me
to do just about anything
and I thought for a long time
that that was love
that I deserved
the burnt end of the stick
that you deserved the gold
coming from my tears
as you rejected me
you loved watching me cry
III.
I hope I never love someone
as fiercely as I loved you
for my heart
cannot take what you did to me
a second time
especially since I’m still
in recovery from the first time
when you took everything
I had to offer
and threw it in the recycling
to be sorted later
at your convenience
and my heartbreak
you should’ve loved me better