You Are Yesterday’s Trash (And I Took You To The Curb)

Oh, once upon a foolish time,
I thought your heart was true.
Ignored the whispers, closed my eyes,
Believed the best in you.

You lied, you schemed, you played pretend,
A villain in disguise.
And like a fool, I let it slide,
Ignored the red flag skies.

I handed out fresh chances,
Like a bakery gives out rolls.
But turns out, giving bread to rats,
Won't magically make them whole.

You fooled me once, I took the hit,
You fooled me twice, okay.
You fooled me thrice, and honestly,
That’s on me—my bad, I’d say.

But fool me four, then five, then six,
And suddenly, I see—
This isn’t just some bad mistake,
You really suck at loyalty.

But here’s the twist, the part you’ll hate,
The punchline of this tale—
While you were busy backstabbing,
I was busy setting sail.

I found a place where love runs deep,
Where kindness isn’t fake.
Where laughter doesn’t come with barbs,
And friendships do not break.

A family took me in with grace,
With arms that hold me tight.
Where no one’s keeping score or tabs,
Just treating people right.

So here’s a toast to moving on,
To people good and true.
To love that lifts, to hearts that heal—
And most of all, not you.

So stay back there with all my past,
Like gum beneath a shoe.
You’ve lost the right to stand beside
The me that you once knew.

I’m done, I’m gone, I’m in the sun,
Where warmth and kindness thrive.
And you? Well, you’re still you, my dear—
And that’s punishment enough to survive.