The Person You Were

The person you were was funny.
The person you were was true.
The person you were was there for me,
                    even when I didn’t need you to.

The person you were was caring.
The person you were was pure.
The person you were was always,
                    and sometimes a little too sure.

The person you are is ignorant.
The person you are is not all you seem.
The person you are forgets
                    that previous person now, is merely a dream.

The person you are is hurtful.
The person you are is wrong.
The person I have to be is
                    a person that is strong.

I try to be kind.
I try to be true.
I try to keep you in my heart and in my mind too,
                    but things have changed, especially you.

~Stephanie S