I guess I should have known all along
that I would be trading affection for pain,
that my efforts and Patience would be
so casually tossed aside
and rewarded once again
with disappointment.
Sure, I feel broken,
but I've been broken before,
and I'll heal one more time
and maybe even more,
because you're just the latest
to raise up my hopes
and then crush them underfoot,
to make me believe
that I at least had a chance with you
when apparently I never did at all.