he was a boy masquerading as a man…
but his heart was made of cardboard…
the surface shined like no other…
but there was only emptiness underneath…
and I loved him…
until the day…
he shattered my innocence away…
I don’t glorify his memories anymore…
and I know now to walk away and close the door….
from the shadows I learned…
the fear he taught me…
in life there is so much more…
and I’m thankful for….
the lessons and love washing the past from these shores…
Lauren Kim Art 