but how can i?

I wish I could just walk away,
Pretend this never happened,
But my past refuses to leave me,
Nothing lets me forget your effrontery.

I try to garner the courage,
To look up and look into your eyes,
To be able to tell you that I’m alright,
When all I want is for you to hold me tight.

I remember the day you broke my heart,
I pretended that I didn’t feel a thing,
But how can I forgive you?
Believe that I can forget you?

You were the light in my life,
The hope when all else failed,
The truth amidst all fallacy,
But how was I to know that someday,
You would fail me……