reminder...

i was flipping through my phone
when i ran across a picture
that i forgot to delete
it wasn't anything special
just a candid
a random shot into the darkness
we call life
yet it took me back
to the days where 
you promised me you'd always 
be there for me
days when you would kiss me softly
days where you would whisper
i love you and your sweet breath
would tickle my ear
and my palm would be sweaty
but you'd still hold my hand
then i went back to the nights 
where tears would stream down my face
and you didn't tell me you loved me instead
you said things i never thought you would
nights where you didn't kiss me anymore instead
you would inject poison into my heart
nights, where i needed you the most
where you promised you'd always be
but you weren't anymore
i understand now, why i didn't delete that picture
because i needed a reminder of
why i don't want to go back.