Dear past me

Dear past me

What in the actual fuck?

What were you even thinking?

…nah wait.

I get it now.

You were just loving people

The best way you knew how

Drained yourself

Fell into a black pit

Thinking loyalty alone

Could hold everything together

But pause.

Breathe.

Not everything deserves

Your emotional labor

Stop overpouring into folks

Who disappear

The moment they feel full again

And honestly?

I can’t even be mad at you

You saw beneath the veil

Took risks

Loved loudly

Even when it burned

You still

Carrying secrets

Carrying people

Carrying pain

Like it was your job

And this ain’t a pity letter

We don’t live there

Just being honest

Still learning

Still growing from here

And maybe somewhere

Somebody sees a little of my past self

In them too

Outro: it’s okay life continues