To Be Honest

by Nelle Starling

putting yourself first is never a failure

love yourself even when you don’t feel like it

loving them shouldn’t hurt.

i don't want what doesn't want me

forgetting is so hard when remembering is so easy.

i break my own heart loving you,

you didn’t know how to let me be yours.

asking them not to leave doesn’t mean you are weak.

everything hurts before it gets better.

you are so much stronger than what you fear.

it’s okay to heal even if they don’t tell you they’re sorry.

that’s the thing about love, you don’t get to decide who stays.

i’m tired of being me.

you deserve so much more than a one sided love story.

forgiveness is for you, not for them.

be who you need.

you shouldn't have to work so hard for something that is meant to be.

your future needs you more than your past does

don’t bend yourself to fit into their world when they didn’t show up to be part of yours.

i wish i could stop missing all of the past versions of people i used to love.

grief doesn’t mean it’s the end and healing doesn’t mean it is either

without you i can barely breathe, but knowing you is the reason i can.

happiness isn't the same without you here

just remember that a bad day is still only 24 hours.

one day you will have everything you prayed for.

waiting to be loved is the loneliest thing in the world

don't give yourself away to people who don't know how to care for you.

say the words before you run out of time because you are one day closer to too late.

be whoever makes you happy.