The Only Person I Should Have Listened To
Sep 6, 2018 · 1 min read

For some I was too much
For others, not enough.
Too afraid to bear the loss
I gladly tailored myself
So I could earn their love.
In cutting myself down
I didn’t appreciate what I had lost.
Until one day I realized
How far I’d gotten
From the line once it was crossed.
In the end they didn’t stay
Because I could do nothing right.
Though I gave everything I had,
Nothing could save me
From being pushed aside.
My love was worth nothing
My kindness taken for granted
My heart in all its welcoming acceptance —
All they did was take advantage.
I tried to speak but wouldn’t be heard
They didn’t want to hear me
If they weren’t pleased with my words.
They tried to tell me how I should be
But the only person I should have listened to
Was me.

