To the girl that couldn’t wait to get introduced to my family.
\nDo you realize that you left before that happened but,
\nJust in time for me to find a brother in depression,
\nA sister in heartbreak, a father in abandonment
\nAnd a mother in loneliness.
\nSo did you know that you could put a spin on the term family?
\nOr was it just the right time wrong guy? <\/p>\n
Did it make sense that I would try to make a move on your best friend?
\nBut let’s paint your friend’s picture with my words.
\nSo maybe you can see her picture clearer.
\nWhen you realize that she said I flirted with her, not to her.
\nKnow that this dance with the devil you befriended on the first day of high school.
\nWas to the sound of her erotic words and took place on my phone screen.
\nSo I kept all this from you because I knew if we had a falling out you wouldn’t have someone to go cry to.
\nSo I kept the skeletons in the closest,
\nBecause you couldn’t stand tall without her as your backbone.
\nI couldn’t let your best friend break your heart.
\nSo I let her let you break mine so she could heal your cracked. <\/p>\n
Does it hurt you knowing that when I had you my words hadn’t developed,
\nSo I would use lines out of movies,
\nWant to create couple goals like bloopers,
\nGive you love like scenes where the director had to shout action once,
\nNo cut scenes, no retakes.
\nJust you and me.
\nCheesy I know.
\nBut do you realize that I tried to top all of your ex-boyfriends?
\nHeard your cries when you were with them,
\nAnd promised to give you more nights were your pillow went to bed drier,
\nAnd your eyes only cried because you were holding back too much joy.
\nI wanted to cut through all your layers and go through your insecurities like the slices on your favorite pizza.
\nBurn the doubts of a future with me.
\nIntroduce you to the movie that was and still could be us.
\nAnd maybe you too could see that the sun is also a star. <\/p>\n
So to the girl that chose my friend over me but did it behind my back.
\nI knew all along, what I didn’t do was fight.
\nBecause if you were worth it, you wouldn’t have had to choose between him and me.
\nI didn’t fight because he was family and you were merely a guest in our lives clinging to WhatsApp calls
\nAnd the village walks.
\nSo to the girl that let communications die out,
\nI hope you’re dying to talk to me, so I get a chance to tell you.
\nTell you that I wasn’t hurt, nor was I angry.
\nI just expected better from you,
\nYou told me girls matured faster than boys.
\nSo tell me, why were the roles reversed,
\nWhen it came to you and me. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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