Poet Rae

I didn’t realize it at first, but I was disappearing.

Little by little, I chose you over myself. I bit my tongue, softened my truths, let go of the things that once made me 𝘮𝘦—all because I was afraid that if I didn’t, you would leave.

And maybe that’s my confession: I loved you more than I ever protected myself.

I thought if I gave enough, you would stay.
But you still walked away.

And when you did, the silence hit me... I wasn’t just grieving you. I was searching for the person I used to be… and couldn’t find her anymore.

I tried so hard not to lose you.

But in the end, I lost both of us. 😢

Poet Rae