Breathing in, breathing out

The hardest part

The hardest part about letting you go

Was waking up in an empty house

Feeling an ache in my chest

That was slowly killing me.  

You painted the whole room

With all the colours of the rainbow

Saying that life was a gift

That just keeps on giving. 

The even harder part was accepting it

Going to a cold bed every damn night

Facing a ghost of myself in a mirror

As she was trying to swallow me.

You kept buying me flowers

All the wildflowers you'd see

Wanting to brighter my mood

Whenever I was feeling low. 

The hardest part about seeing you go

Was cooking breakfast for one

Trying to live days of joy

As if it'd give me the will to live. 

You always made me laugh

Tossing jokes every hour of a day

Planning to drag me out

Of my constant misery. 

The even harder past was moving on

Climbing out from the abyss of pain

Taking the life that I still had

Creating a better version of it. 

You built sand castles for us

Creating a vision of a fairytale

Doing everything in your power

To make me happy.

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A/N: I think we have one friend or a loved one who does everything for us; even jumping out of their skin to make us smile, and to provide us with a good life. I'd say it's fine as long as they don't drown in it, creating pain for themselves. There is a fine line between wanting and getting to help others and choosing to do so to ignore our own problems. So, please check in with your selfless friends and see if there is anything they need because sometimes asking can go a long way. Action is great too but in most cases, those kinds of people don't even think to stop to fill their own needs. Be as kind and loving as they are to you and you'll see that together you could build a better tomorrow. :) 

With love,

M.