Look behind you

You should look behind you sometimes…

On the path behind you, what do you see?

Do you see lives touched positively,

Or do you see misery?

I see darkness on the path behind you

And now you’re being dealt wicked blows

Don’t you know, you will reap what you sow?

There in the mess on that path I see

Hearts ripped to shreds,

One belongs to me

When I look back on your path I see

Painful sleepless nights

And violent fights

There on the path I see

A river of tears

Cried by so many undeserving people over the years

On the path behind you I see

The screaming that woke me in the middle of the night

And my skin crawling as I realised it wasn’t  a fight

But you and her acting out of spite

There on your path I see

Request for no more pain

Words spoken in vain

Lies and false promises

They’re all there on your path

Scattered pieces of the people you’ve harmed

Sadness and pain

They’re also there

People questioning why you never cared

There on that path that is your past

You shaped your present

You've designed your own life lessons

There’s really so much more I could say

This list of your wrongs,

The account of your cruelty, is very long

So now you want to know

What you did to deserve such pain

And I say, you’re doing it again

Now you want empathy and understanding?

Did you bother to think of that

When you left others damaged and abandoned?

Now you can’t understand what you’re going through?

Did you have compassion for the hearts bruised?

Did spare a thought for the people you used?

You thought nothing would come from the lives you’ve affected

But look at you now…

You life has turned septic

How long did you think you could carry on this way?

Did you really think you could get away?

What a pity it is that life doesn’t work that way

We all have to pay someday.

I hope you’re satisfied with what you’ve done to me

You’ve used me

And you’ve bruised me internally

But, I will be fine, I’ll survive, it’s what I do

And long after dealing with what you've put me through

The consequences of your actions will still be haunting you.