Broken-Hearted Lies

A Poem

By Livia ShepardPublished 6 years ago • 1 min read

They look me straight in the eyes

And tell me that

I will be okay,

I will make it far in life,

They tell me that I was just a little girl that made mistakes

Lies.

Lies that break my heart

Because I know the truth will break their hearts

It breaks my heart that I know

That I was a little girl that made mistakes

And because of those mistakes

I won't make it far in life

And because I won't make it far

I am not and never will be okay.

sad poetry

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Livia Shepard

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