Cold Cliches

Everything started with a late night stroll In the bitter cold Of fall. We talked We laughed Till midnight or more We never knew we were starting a war. I felt every cliche thing I wrote your last name Page after page Not realizing I was barring My own cage. I’d wait on a phonecall A text Night after night Sometimes I’d get one But every night Turned into might. Everyone says love is give and take No one tells of the nasty bitter ache You can love with all your heart and bone But you can be left in the dark Alone. You can love with all your heart and bone But you and him have just outgrown Lo-- We did EVER cliche thing You gave me a ring I gave you ALL of me You got down on one knee But, Now I know that’s not a fair trade. I sit here I watch you leave. As I stayed. You walked away. And I prayed. As you packed up everything. I begged, “Can’t you see what I can bring?!” And now I’m left with a ring. I gave you everything I poured out all of me The good The bad The ugly. “I’m not perfect,” I cried “I know we fight all the time But I want to be your bride, And live life by your side! I know that is cliche, But please, Please stay” But in your car you climbed You didn’t hear my pleas The man who got down on one knee, He took everything of me. I always wondered why smitten and smite Seemed so similar Because your knight Can leave you In the night With nothing more But empty promises And a ring.