Dedicated to @sunkissed_petal for listening to my vent.

It just kind of slipped, you know?
I wasn't planning on letting it show.
But thanks for listening, even though
I keep opening up and then letting go.

Talking doesn't help, or so it seems,
I'm here, but life's not what it means.
Just breathing, just being, but not quite living,
a heart so tired, but still forgiving.

My best friend, the one I've saved,
from the darkest thoughts, when she felt enslaved,
Now she's found someone else, a brighter light—
her eyes light up when her new friend's in sight.

That new best friend, once my own pain,
a bully who left me out in the rain.
Now, she's the one who makes her smile,
while I stand, fading all the while.

No more hugs unless I start,
even then, they feel half-heart.
Loose, like they're given out of need,
not because of love, not from the heart's seed.

Wow, didn't mean to let it pour,
but here it is, my inner core.
I hope your day's better than mine,
thanks for listening, you're so kind.
Ily <3, and I mean it too—
I'm here if you ever need someone, just like you.