It’s been said many times before “fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me”.

As easy as it is for me to quote those words it’s hard for me not to find myself playing the role of the fool.

I’m not quite sure if it’s the flutter of my heart when I see your smile or the breathtaking sound of your voice, but I believed, I wanted, better yet deserved the happiness I felt.

Maybe all those nights of laying beside you confused my reality. All those kisses placed upon me clouded my perception. Maybe, being with you made me believe that I too am beautiful and worthy of being loved.

I’m sleeping alone now. There are no more fluttering heartbeats, no more breathtaking moments. It’s just me, the one that thought and felt, just for a moment, that I escaped fools paradise.