TRAGIC Poem: Was I Ever Enough, by Arshiya Dokania

Just know that I loved you so bad
I let you walk all over me, so cruel
I was your willing accomplice
I crossed my heart as you crossed the line
Time and time again
Yet,I defended you to all my friends

Eventually I stuck onto your words to
Like like a fly in honey, stuck and spiraling
Bereft and reeling
I thought we had something special, but now I see
I was never really enough for you
But don’t you think I loved you too much
To be discarded and forgotten

Now I’m left wondering if I was ever meant
You left me tangled in the echoes,
Whispers of what could have been,
Every smile that turned to shadows,
Carved my heart beneath your skin.

I kept the secrets, locked away,
Never spilled the truth, to even my bestfriend,
Thought I could save us from the gray,
But every fight just brought the end.
Was I ever enough to make you stay?

Did the love we built just fade away?
Even on my worst days, I’d defend your name,
But inside I knew it was all a game.
I loved you fiercely, thought you were the one,
Now I’m left alone, watching love come undone.

I played a part in your play,
Cursed with the lines I’d memorize,
You wore a mask of sweet veneer,
And I fell hard for all your lies.
Behind my back, you’d burn the pages,
While I stood blind to every bruise,
Gave you my heart through countless stages,
Yet somehow I still lost you.