You Will Pay

For the smiles you cast my direction,
For displays of glowing affection,
For the moments I spent making wishes
For the moments you spent making mistakes.

For the hours you spent letting me think
There was any chance in the world
For you to be my knight in shining armor
And to make me the happiest girl.

For every instance of sweetness,
For each love-laden word,
For every romance you've quoted
And every love song I've heard.

For the poems you wrote of my beauty,
For the amorous letters inscribed,
For the promises of unfailing devotion,
For the memories of you at my side.

For the pledge that you have broken,
And for my wounded heart,
For the destruction of my hopefulness,
And the saddening of my art.

For all these things that you have done
And those you still will do,
For the joy and pain and the unending rain
And the sun that refuses to break through.

You will someday pay the price,
Be it now or in later days.
And may the toll upon you
Be as heavy as the one I've paid.

Tags: Consequences