She steps on the stage and the crowd goes silent
Most of them remember her from an age rather violent
But for me, I have something more to recall
She wrecked us, she ruined us, it was all her fault.
This school reunion brings back some memories
Some good ones, some bad, some I’d rather leave buried
She used to be a shining star back then
I used to be hers, she’d be mine back then.
She clears her throat, smiles faintly as she begins
My age-old wounds are surfacing again
“Long time no see people, how are you all?
I hope life has been kind to you through the last falls.
This place used to mean the world to me
Your faces, in my dreams I used to see
I recall laughing till our stomachs gave out
I recall us being funny teens, tall and stout
We took a lot away from this place,
A different memory for everyone
But do you know what I took away?
A little of good times, a lot of worse
Heart-breaking moments, lost love and trust
They say it takes hands to kill a man
But it takes a heart to kill a kingdom
Trust me, I would know it
I lost both my man and my kingdom.
When we got out of here, things were still fine
Once in 6 months, we would get together and dine
But with time, some gained arrogance
Some lost feelings and started finding new friends
And I knew it would happen, intuition housed my bones
I knew it was a matter of time they’d be bygones
It was still bearable though, at least I had my man
‘The rest couldn’t make it, but I think we can!’
Who knew our foundation was even weaker
It was built on a couple of liars and attention seekers
And yes, we ended things soon after
We knew we had to when tears replaced laughter.
I know my ways are infamous but I swear I tried
Made effort till the moment the blood in my bones dried
But he got a whiff of some foreign girl’s pack
He started craving it, I knew he wasn’t coming back.
I was so afraid of the end, I missed the middle
All of his silly jokes, pick-up lines, and riddles
He went from being a safe spot to a sore spot to no spot at all
And that’s how ladies and gents, this Humpty had her fall.
Years passed by and so did the mood swings
I found new people to patch my broken wings
They helped me back on my foot, lend a hand
And years later I am strong enough to say, Hey, Best Friend,
Remember I used to talk about standing at the porch, watching the rainfall?
I made it, I made it all!”
She ends it with a smile, but discomfort on my body crawls
I wrecked us, I ruined us, it was all my fault.
Poetry In My Veins 