I want you to know
that I am not damaged
enough to tell you stories
about who I used to love.
I don’t have enough
scars to dredge
up my memories.
I am not
numb to
past
events.
When I feel
nothing
I’ll tell
you everything.

I can tell you
this.
Being sad
is not beautiful.
Stare in the
mirror
and smile
at yourself.
Please remember
there is no
one in this
world
that you love
more than you
love
you.
Don’t give
everything
to everyone.
You are human
not inanimate.
Do not expend
yourself.
Do not use
yourself
up.
It’s important
feel pain sometimes.
It gives
us reason
to love
how expansive
our hearts can be.
I’ve loved
so many people
too much to
give up on
loving them all together.

Give yourself
reason
to believe that
life is as good
as you want it to be.
I can’t tell you
about those I’ve loved
because I don’t
love them anymore.
It makes me
sad
but they will be
loved by someone
better than
me and
that is beautiful.

As humans
we are anecdotes
and poisons.
I was poison
but I will
meet someone
else
someday
and that is
reason enough
to love myself
and this life.

I won’t tell you about
who I used to love
but I remember
them
and they
were beautiful