When you said you were on your way.
I knew you didn’t mean you were coming to stay.
I knew you’d only be around a few days.
I knew your ways.
I knew the games you couldn’t help but play.
You were the predator. I was the prey.
So I pray.

I pray that what I value I never betray.
I pray I move with purpose on a path I’ll never stray.
I pray for love. To never again be cast away.
I pray that when you beckon me again I’ll have the strength to disobey.
I pray that none of my tomorrows feel as bad as yesterday.
I pray that my desire for you to desire me too goes away.
I pray this heartache fades away.
I pray I can heal the pieces of my heart left to languish and decay.

I don’t pray you stay.
It’s a pain I never wish to replay.
So, go away.
Just remember, one day.
Someday.
When you become the one loving those who never intend to stay.
You will long for the depth of love you naively tossed away.