Strong Enough

I said I would be strong,

When times grow tough,

And all is lost,

And the world has grown rough.

I said I would carry you,

If you needed my aid,

And I could be your shelter,

Protecting you from the rain.

I would hold you when you cried,

Because that's what friends do,

Never mind that you turn away.

When I threaten to break, too.

I promised you all the world,

Before I understood,

That you cared a lot less about me,

Than you really should.

I let you use me,

Every moment I was awake,

To take my mind in your hands,

And twist it until it breaks.

Are you happy now,

When I am broken and alone,

And all is lost,

I watch you leave me in the dust.

I am not strong enough.