Funny almost
How you came along
Just to make me a host
Welcoming you with open arms 
My kindness was too kind 
You always found me doing the most 
Because I was so protective of your feelings 
Always giving you a space to let loose
To scream, to vent, to grieve  
I should’ve realized that this was all a ruse
Nothing between us was moving 
You knew what you were doing 
Genius manipulation by every mean
I was your puppet without strings 
but in the end it wasn’t I who needed you
It was you who needed me 
So what an unfortunate loss
But a round of applause 
to the most horrid man of them all  

Illustration by: Fatima Seehar
Copyright 2019 Valerie Sanchez