You broke me without trying
You made me feel useful
You gave me a place I felt I belonged
As if magic
When I needed it most
Them you vanished
You made a space for me
Then pushed me out
Slammed the door behind me
And locked it
And now I’ve been out here
Back in the cold and lonely
For so long I’ve forgotten
How safe and warm it felt inside
You used me and tossed me aside
Like last year’s toy
Amazing and wonderful then
Boring and useless now
You gave me self-worth
And stole it away
And I’m struggling to set myself free
From needing your approval
Because I’ll never have it again
And I know it
But your approval meant so much
For the fleeting bit of time you gave it
That I find myself unable
To forget how it felt
To be what you wanted
Right until I wasn’t anymore