A Girl I Once Knew

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A while back
When I was a soldier
There was a girl
And on the fourteenth I told her
"I love you"

And three weeks later I decided
As much as that was true
Deep down I knew
I would only hurt her

So I looked her in the eye
And I watched her cry
While I told her
"We're through"

But there's no day I don't think about
That girl I once knew

I was selfish and hurt
Wanted her close but pushed her away
Made her leave but wanted her to stay
She stuck in my head like glue
And now I am cursed day after day
To never forget
That girl I once knew

I can't believe I let my guard down
Let myself become love's prey
Let myself fall for the game
I could never play
Can't believe I left my pack
Just to become my own stray
Can't believe feelings would ever brew
For that girl I once knew

How could I be so stupid
To let myself be a human?
How could I be so stupid
Get trapped in a love like a pen?

How could I be so stupid
To not see the trap I fell into?
How could I be so stupid
To get to know that girl I once knew?

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