The Sorrow in Love

i loved him
even before he loved me.
he told me he did
i told him 'me too.'
we talked
and we laughed
and we loved
with all our hearts.
but i was careless.
i hurt him;
the one i loved most.
i will never forget
the sorrow in his eyes.
no matter how painful it becomes,
i will never let him
be erased from me;
my first love

i told him i
still loved him.
he smiled and said
'i think i still love you too.'
we talked
and we laughed
and everything was
just like before.
but he had closed his heart
away from me,
forever.
so i gave up on
consoling his broken heart.
i walked away with a hearty
'goodbye' and
'im sorry i hurt you.'
things you break
can never be replaced
by you;
only healed by another.
i learned this
and i regret it,
but i thank him
for teaching me
how to love.
goodbye,
my first love