all the reasons i stayed and fought for the chance to be happy again are becoming worthless. i look into the mirror in shame and plain disappointment. i betrayed myself for momentary and fleeting bliss. hatred and regret has harbored a home in the heart that once eased at the sight of you. now, a loud, familiar, pounding heart reaches my throat and threatens to spill out. a heart that was once brave enough to be held, no matter how humiliating, no matter how painful. all that's left is your distorted face, empty hands, cold embraces, and the lies you carelessly spat at me with no afterthought. fearless and aware of the damage that was to be appointed to me. i was denied the exclusivity to knowing you truly, inside and out. i was deemed unworthy by you; i never saw you as such. i've always been on the outside of inside jokes -- i know you know the feeling. so why, why, why, why did you do that to me?













