Broke It Myself

I'm so desperate for attention;
even the wrong kind will suffice.

 

I want to be desired by a man,
even if I don't return his affection.

 

There's a part of me that thinks
I am not enough without affirmation.

 

So often I have sought compliments
by men who saw me as an object.

 

These men didn't know my heart;
they didn't care about my soul.

 

Their words disappointed me because
they didn't come from sincere lips.

 

I blame my broken heart on them,
but in the end I broke it myself.

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