Truth Revealed

Loving you for the sake of lost love;
Your smile brings me tears;
your tears bring me smiles.
My tears for the one I let go;
My smile for the chance to live
what she must have felt.
Her words, echoing in my mind,
"You're nothing less than beautiful."
Lies and truth are not easily defined.
I long to know, long to return
to the warmth of her arms,
the feel of her skin,
the passion of her love.
"You're nothing less than beautiful."
You look so much like her.
She would never allow retribution;
she was far too clever
to fall for any tricks or covers.
No, she devised her own tricks and covers.
"You're nothing less than beautiful."
Maybe I can redeem myself
for believing so foolishly.
If I hurt you, the way that she hurt me,
maybe things will be different.
She will still be gone;
her words as she left will still be here;
but maybe I will be free from those
final
parting
words
when she finally told me the truth:
"You were never nothing less than beautiful."