An Open Letter to Those I Love and Once Loved Me
You call me cold and rude.
You said I changed
and that I am no longer the person you once knew.
I cannot say you're wrong
but I cannot say you're right either.
I didn't explain myself earlier on
because I know how painful it is to defend
how a human being just like me
can feel pain, anger, disappointment, and fear.
You see, what happened is that
I bled in silence.
I tried to keep a facade because I needed to be the strong one in every relationship.
I kept it all together because I gave you time to pour out.
If I have tears on my cheeks, I cannot wipe yours.
If you scream at the top of your lungs,
I won't hear it if I scream mine.
When the time came, I was alone with myself,
I didn't know what to do.
I fear breaking into pieces because
I don't know if someone will be there to pick up those broken pieces of me.
Did I become cold
or did I forget how to feel?
Was I rude?
or was I just releasing all these pent up emotions?
Yes, I did change
but NEVER did I blame any of you.
If you ever felt I was angry,
it wasn't because of you.
With the billion of people in the world,
I just happened to feel angry at myself.
But maybe it wasn't anger,
maybe it was the sadness I felt for so long.
Maybe it was the loneliness that swallowed me.
Maybe it was...
maybe it was all because of me.
From,
the one you once loved