Men with Benefits

Your first mistake was thinking you were the exemption

Exempt from the careless attitude he showed others

Exempt from the selfishness of taking and not giving

Exempt from the no attachments

No relationship rule

You thought one day it would mean more to him

He would relish the energetic exchange

Love your mind,body and soul plus the spaces in between you don't even understand

Your second mistake was expectations

You went in with low expectations

No expectations

So why are you surprised you got nothing back

Your third mistake was believing your own illusions

Delusions of grandeur love

Home alone waiting by the phone

Hoping for something that never was

Never will be

How many times will you lay beside him and see

The girls calling

Texting

Sexting

Romancing

Before you realize it will never be different for you

He won't change his ways because he doesn't have to

He doesn't love you

Appreciate you

Cherish you

But do you even feel this way about yourself?

Your fourth mistake

And the biggest

So close your eyes and pay attention

Was not loving yourself

Not wanting more and accepting so little

From yourself and from others

So next time when you see the signs

Hear the lines

Forgive him

But say not this time

Because I know what I deserve

Who I deserve

And I'm a queen who deserves the world