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I just want someone to want me even after they see the shadows even if we’re not naked even if sometimes I don’t know how to want myself
you are not giving up by leaving you are choosing to love yourself more than he ever could
I’m so glad I was never the girl you wanted me to be I don’t think I would have liked her much
he was the sweetest kind of poison but poison nonetheless
if you must break then break if you must cry then cry but don’t let him make you bitter he may have stolen your heart but don’t let him steal your light
I wish I could take time like a pill to heal these wounds
how to survive the heartbreak: read poetry from those who have been there before watch movies you loved before you met him listen to songs that make you want to dance run. I know it fucking sucks but put on some angry music and run eat lots of fruit put on your favorite outfit and leave the house get as much fresh air as you can spend time with your friends, even if you think you don’t want to delete his number so you can’t call delete old messages so you can’t reread them delete old pictures so you can’t look at them don’t try to find a new guy. being with yourself is enough. let yourself
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how silly of me to let a boy of flesh and bone and meager intelligence poison my mind and paralyze my heart how silly of me to forget I am the stars and sun and moon trapped inside a body it was a blessing to lose that boy not a tragedy
I don’t need you to want me it would be nice, yes but I don’t need it my fire won’t be any less bright just because you are no longer sharing its warmth
I let you be my gravity for too long
I have fallen in love with your absence
it wasn’t a waste loving you it taught me everything I don’t want and everything I deserve
this pain and darkness you’ve caused is the water poured on the seeds of my poetry
I was happier with you but I was a fool
