Man in Queue

I’ve heard them all before: the hard times will make me stronger, that I’ll never know my strengths until I face my struggles, and the worst of them all, I did my time, so now I can reap the rewards for the blows I’ve endured.
I fobbed off their assurance, confident I was destined to live my life loveless.
He proved them wrong.
He taught me better.
He made me feel whole.
Until he stole more than the heart I had no intention of giving him.