That deep sting that appears when hurt is all you feel and the people you seek comfort from can only say "enough already".

You were here to teach me that I could be loved again.

You were here to teach me that sometimes the best things are the most fleeting.

You were here to teach me that it's okay to have faith even if you don't believe.

You were here to teach me that good days are possible.

You were here to teach me that while you weren't my forever, you were what I wanted my forever to feel like.

You were here to remind me that everyone is human, no matter how strong they seem.

You were here to teach me that it is possible for someone to give as much as I do.

You were here to teach me that I could love fully and completely.

You were here to teach me what true happiness felt like.

You were here to teach me that not everything is what it seems.

You were here to teach me that just because someone stops loving me, doesn't mean I'm not worthy of it.

You were here to teach me that sometimes there is nothing I can do.

You were here to teach me to let go of the things I can't control.

You were here to teach me that it doesn't matter how much I love someone if they don't love me back.

You were here to teach me that I can love someone mentally different from myself.

You were here to teach me that communication only goes as far as the comprehender.

You were here to teach me that sometimes the biggest war is within oneself.

You were here to teach me that I can survive loss.

You were here to teach me that I'm much stronger than I thought I was.

You were here to teach me that no matter how angry I get, I can never let go of the love I received.

You were here to teach me that I don't hold a grudge when I truly love someone.

You were here to teach me that it's okay to let go, even when I don't want to.

You were here to teach me that there are beautiful people in the world that crack under pressure.

You were here to teach me that tears are just love falling away.

You were here to teach me that it's okay not to be okay, but that I will be.

Haunting me when I'm weakest

You wrap my heart in icy tendrils

Waiting for me to break and succomb

Your grip is firm yet fleeting

Flighty as the wind direction

Invisible as the sky

Every day can't be a winner.
Sometimes the ice gets thinner,
and cracks beneath your feet before you can flee.

Sometimes life just gets harder,
so just run a little bit farther.
The road will end somewhere, I guarantee.

It's just not in me not to love. It's my greatest weakness. No matter how badly someone treats me, I'll always make excuses for them, because it's so hard to accept that some people are just... Bad.

Thank you for kicking me out so I could gain my independence.
Thank you for tearing me down so I could build myself back up.
Thank you for tossing me aside so I could find my own worth.
Thank you for discarding me so I could reignite my pride.
Thank you for letting me go so I could know I was never yours.
Thank you for hurting me so I could realize true happiness within.
Thank you for making my life harder so I could feel stronger than ever.
Thank you for the tears that washed clean my slate.
Thank you for challenging me so I could show myself my resilience.
Thank you for teaching me that you can't ever make someone love you when they don't.
Thank you for showing me that words really don't mean much.
Thank you for giving me pain so I could know who would really help me heal.
Thank you for exposing the ugliness in the world so I could find the beauty in it.
Thank you for freeing me so I can find my true self.
Thank you for releasing me from my own chains of love and care.
Thank you for not caring when I really needed you, for it made me put myself first for once.
Thank you for ignoring me so I could pour myself into my art.
Thank you for leaving me so I can start this chapter with an open heart.
Thank you for the hardship, it has made me better.

I won't remember you like I'll remember him.
I'll remember he was there for me.
I'll remember that his love was true.

And although I thought you could be my forever, I don't think I'll really remember much of you.

You left me out to dry when life was damp and dark.
I loved you with everything I had.
But leaving me there to cry again.

I never thought that something so cold and so cruel, I just never thought something like that would come from you.