For years I mourned the broken vows
The life that should have been
I suffered through the sleepless nights
And never loved again

Occasionally I'd see you
With you new family, and wife
And I'd think, "That should be me"
Who gets to share with you, your life

But time has passed, my view has changed
And just the other day
I saw you once again, and thought
"How'd I ever feel that way?"

I looked at you, and felt not a thing
Much to my surprise
The fantasy love that I'd held to
Met a quick demise

I saw with my eyes, and not my heart
The years I'd put to waste
Pining over something that never was
Feeling unloved, and abased

No longer do you hold the key
To all my happiness
Finally I am free from you
Never to regress

I deserve so much better than you
Plainly now, I see
That you never wore shining armor
Or rode upon a steed

You stole from me, my innocence
My belief in fairy tales
My certainty above all things
That love always prevails

But now, I'm taking back my life
And, once again I'll dream
Of shining knights, and castles strong
And take the risk supreme

I may live with dreams unanswered
My heart upon my sleeve
My hopes forever unfulfilled
And, yet now I can breathe

My fate is in my own hands now
You have no hold on me
Regardless of what the future holds
From you, at last, I'm free

Terri Lyn Stanfield

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