Vestige

ves•tige [ves-tij]

noun

a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence.

                                                            Once, I was happy,

So happy and optimistic that people hated me for it.

Once, I was sensible and I was smart,

So sensible and smart that I went crazy.

Once, I had the ability to think rationally,

But my mind went into overdrive and that was the beginning of the end.

Once, I made a mistake,

It was a colossal, degrading, and shameful mistake. A mistake I could never be forgiven for.

Now, I’m running for my life,

Because the ones closest to us are the ones we can never trust.

"Nothing lasts forever; not even your sanity,"