Boys Like You

I let you consume my life.

I let the thought of you being gone kill me inside.

I let you destroy me, even though you didn’t even realize it.

But isn’t this how it goes?

With boys like you, playing your games.

You think what you are doing is harmless.

Making me fall in love with you with your sweet nothings.

But it was all fake.

“I love you,” he said.

No, you loved the thought of me.

You loved having someone there.

Someone to hold, someone to talk to, someone to kiss.

But you never loved me.

I thought I had all of you, when in reality I never even knew you.

The worst part is, my love for you hasn’t changed.

I still love you, but now instead of happiness, this love makes me feel only pain.

This is what boys like you do though, isn’t it?

I was told I should’ve known, that you were too good to be true.

I should’ve listened.

Because you filled my mind with your pretty little lies.

Lies that I still hold onto, lies that I wish somehow would be true.

Deep down, I hope you aren’t one of those boys.

That you will come back one day.

But I know that isn’t true, because that’s what boys like you do.