I think I've waited my whole life for you,
and now I have you forever by my side.
But forever lasted no longer than a period of months,
is love nothing more than just lies?

Picture perfect is how we began with each other,
but now that picture has been torn in half.
Smiling faces, special places, all wasted,
now that I have to live with the aftermath.

No strings attached to me,
you can't pick me up
when I fall down.

No strings attached to me,
I'm no marionette
to dance around.

No strings attached to me,
You can't control
my destiny.

No strings attached to me,
So will you please,
just let me be.

Now I think back to all those times we had,
I am nothing but a tossed rag doll on the ground.
You took your sissors, and you cut me off,
and you walked out on me as I fell down.

Broken and damaged, almost beyond repair,
dealing with guilt, and pain, and sorrow that I feel.
Slow and steady, I finally crawled back up,
but I have yet to had the chance to heal.

No strings attached to me,
I don't want to hear
another lie.

No strings attached to me,
Now I just want to leave
and say goodbye.

No strings attached to me,
I'm not your puppet
to control.

No strings attached to me,
Now you've lost your grip
on my soul.

08/20/2002

Author's Note: This poem was written for a friend that I met here, whom told me about her past relationship. She seemed to like the poem very much, and said I pretty much nailed it here. A lil angst, loss, and recovery in this poem I thought made it a nice blend.

Posted on 08/20/2002
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