Once Before

Once before I was hurt.
Once before I was scarred.
Once before I closed off my heart.
I kept emotions behind bars.


Once before I was stupid.
Once before I was naive.
Once before I believed you,
Because you wore your heart on your sleeve.


Once before I ended up alone.
Once before I only knew how to cry.
Once before I felt empty.
Once before my heart died.


But after awhile I grew strong.
After awhile the tears just stopped.
After awhile my heart lived again,
After all your pictures had been cropped.


After awhile you came back to me,
With similar promises of once before.
After awhile I felt stronger,
Knowing I had put you on the other side of the door.