Pieces Of A Puzzle

Misunderstood

Whenever I called him
I heard a voice
Engulfing itself,
From its truth.

The chirpy tone
And the funny anecdotes
That he shared
To hide the actual brute.

It got terrifying when
I got attached to him
Because that's the one thing
He avoided as much as he could.

It hurt me to begin with,
After years of being
In an emotional draught
There came someone to change the mood.

But he wasn't full of himself
As he had a problem he said
But it wasn't visible
I thought he was just being prude.

As I got to know it more
I realized I fell for a
Lost boy who needed
No one's, but his own love.
That poor little dude.

I tried to make him realise
How amazing he is
That he is capable of spreading
Happiness like no one could.

But he isn't ready
To open up and see the beauty
Within himself and my
Attempts were crude.

He is afraid of hurting
Others more than himself
And all I could do is see him suffer
As he refuses to let myself include.

Then he shut himself off
And hurt me harder than before
I felt abandoned and
His motives stayed, misunderstood.

The selfless boy finally put
Himself first and walked
Away from people who
Didn't understand him and never would.

I was one of them
And that broke me
Terribly, because I promised
To be understanding and not rude.

I realized that he would
Never trust me again
As I treated him incorrectly
And disrespected his attitude.

If he ever takes me back
I hope to be a better friend,
Help him heal and
In the process, I won't intrude.

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A/N: On this mental health month I thought I would write a poem on what I recently went through. I hope the poem conveys my story. If you know someone who is going through mental health issues please be nice and kind to them. Please try to understand them and treat them with love. Because they need it even if they keep saying the otherwise. And also remember to give them time and space to heal. I did my mistakes and I am learning from them. I hope no one else has to go through this phenomena of mental illness but the topic is important and people should be aware of this.