Truth or Dare

i dared...

i dared to hope,

i dared to dream,

i dared to want,

i dared to need,

and i dared to believe.

The truth is...

my aspirations were beyond me.

i blame no one but the dreamer

for grasping at what eluded her undeserving self.

Lost,

alone,

defeated,

and done,

my last request is only

that you remember

if your eyes are on this

that you are in my heart,

i was once in yours,

and there is no culpability

beyond mine.