No Hero

It was a hard pill to swallow
Because the truth hurts and
All I wanted to do was follow

In your footsteps. The sand
Was sinking me down
Until I could no longer stand.

I felt like I was going to drown,
But there was nothing I could do
To stop the whispers in this town.

Everybody was speculating and you
Were living up to the hype.
I was starting to feel like the new

Girl around these parts. I had to wipe
Away my tears before you saw
Me as weak. I was not your type

Of girl. I used to be in awe
Of you until I saw all of the ugliness.
You were no shiny medal. The flaw

In the both of us was heartless.
And the darkness of the situation
Was twirling off its axis.

Nothing was turning out to be certain
Like I thought it was going
To be. Nobody clearly won

This battle. It does have a lot of sting
Because you meant so much to me,
But we were both down to our last swing.

I could no longer let you see
Things from my perspective because
Everything had to stop and cease.

I paid no attention as each person’s jaws
Dropped to the floor because I never
Cared enough for their claws

To sink into us and pin me as the enabler.
Their golden and bad boy could
Never disappoint them. Your honor

Was never real. How I wish you would
Show the world who you really
Are and how the bad outshines the good.

People always viewed you as godly
And perfect. While I am just
An ordinary girl and I was barely

Hanging on as I was. I wanted to trust
You enough so you would never break
Me into pieces, but I was turning into dust.