She Was The Storm

by Cherie Avritt

i thought you were perfect for me i thought you would be the one to capture my heart but you were just like the rest you betrayed me

i was so focused on the idea of getting you to love me that i didn’t notice i was better off without you

i am tired of giving my everything to someone who doesn't notice my efforts

on some level i knew you were just using me but i didn’t want to admit that to myself

just because someone once hurt you doesn’t mean that everyone who comes after them also will.

inconsistency is the first sign that someone only cares about you when it’s convenient for them

never give up you have come too far and fought too hard to give up now

the passion between us burned hot and fast it felt like a fairytale that should’ve been my first warning sign; it was too good to be true even if i was unwilling to see that

he may have broken you but your love for yourself can heal you

she was the sun hidden for the night but waiting to once again rule over the sky

love never dies. it is only reborn.

never be afraid to cut toxic people out of your life for the sake of your own happiness

do not forget to take your own advice so often we can see what others need but are so blind when it comes to ourselves

do not resent yourself for how slowly you are healing it takes time and you need to remember that.

you can’t convince people to give you the love you deserve

you will make it through this just like you’ve made it through everything else that has come before

do not hurt others in the same way you’ve been hurt before

deciding to move on is the hardest part

you make me feel good about myself even when i cannot find a shred of light amidst the darkness

how are you supposed to follow your heart when it is broken and bleeding?

i would rather have a thousand bruises than feel again the pain of you leaving me

never allow anyone to treat you as if you are just another option

don’t spend your life waiting for an apology that will never come.

the world piles on top of me my breathing is constricted my lungs cry for air

i cannot just forgive you for what you did to me

i don’t hate you but i can’t just pretend you never broke me

is this what love is supposed to feel like or am i just desperately trying to justify the way you treat me because i’m too afraid to let go

we are only searching for things in others that we wish we had ourselves

i want to give you everything i was never given throughout my life

find the light within yourself and set it free

touch my soul gently with your hands smooth out the shards of my broken heart

don’t waste “i love you’s” on people who don’t understand what that truly means

the greatest joy is in realizing that your broken heart finally doesn’t hurt anymore