They asked me when I knew it was over

*"The day I stopped being able to sleep when he was laying next me."

As I took his face in my hands
Tears streaming down his cheeks
My raw heart out of my chest
I told him,
"Heartbreak is the worst pain someone can experience. But your heart is strong enough to get through it."

And if all we were
All the pain you caused
Was for that moment
Just one brief second where I was able to give someone peace in midst of tragedy
Then losing you all makes sense
And I wouldn't think twice about going through it again

They all knew she was strong
But none of them could really fathom all the strength that had been required of her
To survive what she had

How funny
I always thought about how lucky I was
That you loved me

But the truth was
You were the lucky one
To be loved like a girl like me

I think it's funny when people say
"People don't change"

Because I am so far from the person I used to be
Very little of the original me remains
These scars are proof of the growth I've done
The mountains I've climbed
The fires I walked through

People do change
You have no choice
When people burn you so you must raise from the ashes

In an weird way
I owe you a thank you
Because when you broke my heart
I realized that there are still parts of me
That are soft enough to be broken
And that is a gift not many can give me