You were a wreck.
And I thought if I held you long enough,
you’d stop falling apart.
So I gave you everything.
Time.
Sleep.
My ******* peace.
My dreams shrank so yours could fit in the room.
I kept saying “we’ll heal together.”
But only one of us got better.
And it wasn’t me.
You started glowing again.
And I started fading.
You smiled more.
And I forgot how.
I spent all my energy
filling in your holes
without ever noticing
I was bleeding out.
You grew strong
by drinking from what I didn’t know was vital.
And when you finally felt whole,
you looked at me
like you didn’t recognize what was left.
I was a shell
with your name carved into the inside.
And you walked away
like I was never your home at all.
Jul 30, 2025
Jul 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM UTC
You were a wreck.
And I thought if I held you long enough,
you’d stop falling apart.
So I gave you everything.
Time.
Sleep.
My ******* peace.
My dreams shrank so yours could fit in the room.
I kept saying “we’ll heal together.”
But only one of us got better.
And it wasn’t me.
You started glowing again.
And I started fading.
You smiled more.
And I forgot how.
I spent all my energy
filling in your holes
without ever noticing
I was bleeding out.
You grew strong
by drinking from what I didn’t know was vital.
And when you finally felt whole,
you looked at me
like you didn’t recognize what was left.
I was a shell
with your name carved into the inside.
And you walked away
like I was never your home at all.
I gave you everything I needed for myself
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