Final Poem by Starfish ZA

The final word on my heart is goodbye.
No more tears, no more lies, no more waiting.
All these years I held you, thinking you were mine—
My soul mate, my first love.
But love has faded like a shadow at dusk,
fading into the silence of my heart.

I can never love someone like you.
I can never trust someone like you,
whose words were silk, but whose hands held stone.
I can never believe in someone like you,
whose love was a fire,
but who left only ashes.

The final thought in my mind
is disappointment, burning like cold fire.
The lies you tell, and the lies you believe,
have hollowed you out,
turned you into something I can't recognize.
The hurt you bring, even in your absence,
is still with me, like a weight I cannot shed.

I can never love someone like you.
I can never trust someone like you,
whose heart is as empty as a door left open,
whose smile hides a thousand secrets.
I can never believe in someone like you,
who built a castle from lies
and watched it crumble without a glance.

The final prayer on my lips
is for you to know what you've done,
for the poison you poured into us
to come back and bite.
God will protect me,
I know He will.
You've already stolen enough of my peace.

I can never love someone like you.
I can never trust someone like you,
whose absence is the only truth left in the room.
I can never believe in someone like you,
who taught me how to fall,
but never how to rise.

The final walk down this path
is away from you, as fast as I can,
to find my peace, my sanity,
which you stole with your poison words.
The door is closing,
and there's no turning back now.

I can never love someone like you.
I can never trust someone like you,
I can never respect someone like you,
I can never believe in someone like you.