Once Again

I promised myself I'd never fall once more, The look in his eye I would just ignore. I tried not to notice the gentle way he touched my skin, My heart, I knew, I would not let him win. Then something happened, and I finally let go, I let him love me, and loved him more than he'll ever know. Once it just took his smile to warm my heart, And never could I imagine us being apart. He showed me how love was meant to be, And truly he meant everything to me. I'm not sure when things started to go wrong, I thought we could get through, If only I was strong. But somehow everything I said was never quite right, Never could I make him listen, though I tried with all my might. He would just keep drinking, no matter how I cried, And say he did not care if our love lived or died. I vowed I would stay by his side forever, No matter what happened, I would leave him never. I stood by and watched him waste away, I tried to stop him, but there was nothing I could say. I finally realized there was nothing I could do, And I knew our relationship was really through. I said good- bye and walked to the door, As he watched me go, his bottle hit the floor. For the first time ever I watched a tear cross his eye, He looked at me and asked, "Why can't you try? " I walked away that day, promising, once again, Never will I let anyone break my heart, once again.