dear self,
today, you were given a wake up call.
it really opened your eyes to see yourself
from another perspective.
it only took a single moment
in your bustling life
to pause,
and really think,
really place yourself in their shoes.
this is a reminder,
(and i beg myself to keep referring back to this)
to always have empathy.
always stay conscious of what you say,
because just because you're going through something
doesn't mean others aren't.
it doesn't give you the right to treat them poorly,
it doesn't give you the right to abandon them;
know the difference between alone time and neglection.
because even when you think they don't,
your friends care.
over and over, you ponder over the people who have done you wrong,
the ones who were toxic and just became more suffocating the longer you stayed with them.
well this time, perhaps you were the toxic friend.
so change it.
change it before it's too late.
