My Evil


from the ABC set Poems

I’ve been hurt before
And I’ve known love
I’ve been alone
And I’ve been sad

After all the times I’ve been broken
And all the times I’ve cried
You’d think happiness would be a dim memory
And love holds no value for me

But even with all this heartache
It’s strange that I want it so
Even though pain comes with love
I can’t imagine anything but

When he makes me smile
And he makes me cry
The last thing I want is to be with him
But the first thing I want is to be in his arms

Most people would rather be alone
And can remain happy without someone
But the better of two evils is my choice
And though it may hurt, I’ll be happy for a while

So I may not have a dry eye
But my heart knows how to mend
And I may search until I find the right “him”
But it’s better than being alone

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Comments

jennifer | October 24, 2008 - 09:04

Emotion-filled piece, but would benefit from punctuation, lexis-tightening and fewer 'and's.