A Beginning

I cried my last for you today
The you that you presented,
The one who stole my heart away
The you that never existed.

Oh, you may think you're real enough,
And you go on believing;
But look and see what you've become -
How much you're self-deceiving.

I didn't let you see my pain,
You don't deserve that power;
So here I am and shall remain,
A girl you can't devour.

I began to walk today,
My spirit fresh and wizened,
A surer step without dismay,
My eye on the horizon.