What's Left of Me

by Kristen Granata

But sometimes, silence is easier than navigating around all the egg shells lying at my feet.

Please. Give me a reason to hit you.

Haha

“When someone pushes you away, you need to find the strength to hold on tighter.”

An apology becomes a lie if you keep doing the thing you’re sorry for.”

“How can you say you love me but not know if you want to be with me?” I rise from the couch and look down at him. “The same way you can tell me you love me and hit me.”

“Your mistakes don’t define you. They teach you, sure. But they don’t change who you are. They don’t dictate your future. Not unless you let it.”