softvenin
something he won't ever read:
i know.
i said i wouldn’t break like this again.
said i would sleep on time,
eat properly,
stop letting sadness rot quietly
in the corners of my room.
i promised i would be gentler
with the person carrying me through all of this.
and still,
i disappeared from myself for a while.
i let the dishes pile up.
ignored the sunlight for days.
turned every small hurt
into something catastrophic.
i know.
and i am sorry
for treating my heart
like something replaceable.
but please understand,
i was trying.
even on the days i looked careless,
there was still a part of me
dragging my body through the hours
hoping tomorrow would feel softer.
i think healing is less like a promise
and more like returning.
again and again.
even after failure.
even after shame.
so here i am.
returning.
i cannot swear
that i will never fall apart again.
that would be another dishonest promise.
but i can promise this:
i will try to notice the warning signs sooner.
i will open the curtains.
drink the water.
answer the texts.
ask for help before the drowning part.
i will stop speaking to myself
like an enemy.
and if i stumble again,
i will not abandon myself over it.
this time,
the promise is not perfection.
just staying.