Broken

All I wanted was to protect myself from getting hurt

I was scared of becoming whole again because I was scared that I’d break all over again

I was certain that I’d shatter into a million pieces and no one will come to glue those pieces together

Toxicity stabs you.

It pierces through your skin. Mixes the poison with your blood till it darkens your inner soul

I stayed away from getting whole again

I was forced to become a fake version of myself

Always forced to live a facade

A version that pleased everyone

I became this version for so long that I forgot the real me

I pampered others and forgot to pamper myself