The Lesson of You

The lesson of you 

Is one I’ve been learning 

Bridges on fire

Memories burning

The loveliest lies

Truths unspoken

A naive heart

Begs to be broken

Your touches were careless

Your words, sweet and hollow

Your promises, breadcrumbs 

You knew I would follow

Maybe I jumped

Maybe I fell

Slipping and tripping

On a fantasy spell

From a bottom of rocks

I see now it was nothing

The romantic fog clears

Your absence is crushing

The lesson of you

Is the one thing that’s real:

You can’t always believe

The love that you feel