\u00a0I watch him walk down the halls,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n And now I know why he didn\u2019t return my calls.<\/em><\/p>\n My heart sinks into my chest,<\/em><\/p>\n As I watch him love her the best.<\/em><\/p>\n She walks around like she\u2019s as valuable as a pearl,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n But really she\u2019s just a desperate lonely teenage girl.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I turn away and begin to walk,<\/em><\/p>\n But to my surprise I hear a voice begin to talk.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I heard him calling out for me,<\/em><\/p>\n But I knew if he understood how much I missed him he wouldn\u2019t agree.<\/em><\/p>\n He greets me with a friendly hey,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n But I pretend I don\u2019t hear him and walk away.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Our past begins to haunt my every bone,<\/em><\/p>\n I wish he would just leave me alone.<\/em><\/p>\n My mind wanders back to when he said we would always be,<\/em><\/p>\n He must have forgotten that when he was cheating on me.<\/em><\/p>\n I never imagined us being apart,<\/em><\/p>\n I guess I should choose more wisely in whom I trust with my heart.<\/em><\/p>\n I knew things would never be the same,<\/em><\/p>\n And I was tired of being a pawn in his little game.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n My heart continued to pound,<\/em><\/p>\n But my eyes stared steadily at the ground.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n My face felt hot and my cheeks turned bright red,<\/em><\/p>\n I faked a smile, but the racing thoughts were flying through my head.<\/em><\/p>\n As much as I wanted to tell him how I feel,<\/em><\/p>\n I promised myself I would keep my lips sealed.<\/em><\/p>\n I turned around staring right into his deceiving eyes,<\/em><\/p>\n Shit, I could never imagine myself with another guy.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As much as I wanted to cry, I held back the tears,<\/em><\/p>\n Just like I\u2019ve been doing throughout all these years.<\/em><\/p>\n The words faded away in my mind and I didn\u2019t know what to say,<\/em><\/p>\n So I did what I always did and acted\u00a0like everything was OKAY.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n My brain was screaming at my heart,<\/em><\/p>\n Trying to express the valid reasons we were better off apart.<\/em><\/p>\n My mind fought viciously to overrule what I was feeling,<\/em><\/p>\n And remind myself that I was still healing.<\/em><\/p>\n I continued to walk next to him like everything was fine,<\/em><\/p>\n But all the voices of the memories made me want him to be all mine.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As hard as I tried to keep in my emotions,<\/em><\/p>\n The shattering thoughts were causing an unbearable commotion.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Without thinking I told him everything I felt inside,<\/em><\/p>\n Throwing away my last bit of pride.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n He told me he\u2019s always loved me and has been holding on by a single thread,<\/em><\/p>\n And that the only reason he dated all those other girls was to get me out of his head.<\/em><\/p>\n Being the insecure teenage girl I am, I believed every word he said,<\/em><\/p>\n And in the end all the pain I\u2019d been feeling only continued to spread.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n So before I go, let me give you some advice,<\/em><\/p>\n Some people\u2019s hearts are made of peer ice.<\/em><\/p>\n Love is simply a game,<\/em><\/p>\n And it\u2019s calling your name.<\/em><\/p>\n He\u2019ll say anything to get you to play,<\/em><\/p>\n But only the strongest people have the strength to walk away.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n So let me leave you with this,<\/em><\/p>\n And trust me this part you don\u2019t want to miss.<\/em><\/p>\n Always remember the reasons you\u2019re better off apart,<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0And be careful when deciding who to\u00a0trust with your\u00a0heart.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kathleen Levins \u00a0I watch him walk down the halls,\u00a0 And now I know why he didn\u2019t return my calls. My heart sinks into my chest, As I watch him love her the best. She walks around like she\u2019s as valuable as a pearl,\u00a0 But really she\u2019s just a desperate lonely teenage girl. I turn… <\/p>\n