To Be Honest

by Nelle Starling

you deserve a shout it from the rooftops kind of love. a slow kind of love. a dance in the middle of the street under the stars kind of love, an i will catch you if you fall kind of love. a shoulder to cry on kind of love. a flowers just because kind of love. an if you hurt, i hurt, kind of love. a dream come true kind of love. an i’m sorry i was wrong kind of love. anything less is not worth your time. anything less does not deserve to hold your heart.

but you didn’t know how to see me while you were still trying to find yourself

i don't want what doesn't want me

i learned to stop saying sorry for things that were not my fault.

there is a reason you left something behind. your future needs you more than your past does

then i opened my eyes and realized that my dreams were too big for a closed mind like yours.

it's impossible to carry everything at once. set things down if it gets too heavy. it's okay if you need to take a break from being the listener and the healer. you can have empathy and boundaries at the same time. your feelings are not wrong. you are the writer of your story and you don't have to read it out loud if you don't want to. your happiness is sacred. don't give yourself away to people who don't know how to care for you.

tell them how you feel. if you like something about someone, give them the compliment - it may be the nicest thing they've heard in awhile. say the words before you run out of time because you are one day closer to too late.