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