Surviving Heartbreak

When Love Leaves, Friends Stay

We look for soulmates in the wrong places,

Aching hearts searching for someone 

To fill the void, to hold the broken pieces

Like they were always meant to.

We fall for faces and promises

That don't last,

Get heartbroken when they don't become

What we dreamed they'd be.

But I didn't heal alone.

When the nights felt heavy,

And I couldn't breathe through the weight

Of what was left behind,

It wasn't love that saved me—

It was friendship,

The kind that never walks away.

My best friend took me on more dates

Than any guy ever cared to.

Laughed with me over coffee,

Made me feel seen in the cracks

Of my own self-doubt.

Treated me like I was worthy,

Even when I didn't believe it.

She loved me more than any boy,

Held my heart with respect

And taught me that I deserved

Every bit of kindness I had forgotten

To give myself.

She made me feel like a princess

Without the need for crowns or castles,

Just the truth:

I deserve this, and nothing else.

So don't forget your friends,

The ones who stay when love leaves.

They are the soulmates who lift you up,

Who remind you of your worth

When the world and you, forget.

—MistakenGenius