The words 
I love you
Escaped his lips
Without emotion.
It was just an utterance
Meant to capture
And invade my heart,
With thoughtless lies,
False truths,
And shattered promises.
I should have known,
As I danced in the shadows 
That the reality he
Offered was a dream,
A nightmare actually 
Leaving me
Unable to trust,
Unable to love,
Unable to be 
Comfortable within.
Until I found you
And I was able to
Love
Again.