To Be the Exception

This is a rework of a former piece by the same title. I wrote this a long time ago. Now that I look back on it, I still see how things wouldn't have worked out with this person; and that I really don't feel the same way anymore (as I did when I wrote it).

 

To Be the Exception

 

We said that age didn't matter
Eight years wasn't that much time
Thought we saw something
That would connect us eternally

I was not who you thought I was
You saw only the carefully crafted exterior
One which was nearly impenetrable
I knew the genuine would show through
And destroy what we were

You were the eye of perfection
A virgin in every way
One that would become tainted
Infected with my impurity

Pushed you further than you wanted
Worked you over harder than I thought
Full of expectations that would never be met

The unthinkable happened
I began to feel
Through all of the emotional pain that I put you through
Felt something never felt before
Followed by fear
That I would destroy what was left
Of your original perfect shell

A repeat offender
Did what I always do
Ran away with my heart still protected
And left you behind
To deal with the aftermath

The one thing that I never
Gave myself the opportunity to say was...........

I'm sorry

Reviews

[John Sanders]

Interesting piece; well-written, got to the point�what more could you need?

[Kimberly R. Larkins]

Sums up many relationships. Didn't see first version to compare.

Like this one. Gets right to the point. LOVE the last line.