Moving On
By Caitlyn Callery
You did a number on me.
I believed every word you ever said,
I let you get into my head,
Where you stayed, long after you were gone.
Stayed. And I couldn’t move on.
You did a number on me.
With your words you beat me to the floor
Till I wondered what I was good for.
Confidence. After you, mine was gone.
Lost. And I couldn’t move on.
The bruises are all inside,
Easy for me to hide.
The scars you left on my soul
Never let me be whole.
I shouted, I cried, I screamed.
Grieved for my shattered dreams.
But never once did I see
You’d done a number on me.
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You did a number on me.
I believed every word you ever said,
I let you get into my head,
Where you stayed, long after you were gone.
Stayed. Stopped me moving on.
The bruises are all inside,
Easy for me to hide.
The scars you left on my soul
Never let me be whole.
I shouted, I cried, I screamed.
Grieved for my shattered dreams.
But never once did I see
You’d done a number on me.
You did a number on me.
It took a while for the truth to break through:
The biggest problem I had was you.
Now I know, and the healing’s begun.
You lose. And I start to move on.