Inner Voices

Why is it so hard? Why does it get so lonely? How do I make myself believe there’s love in this world after I ended up losing everything because of it? When you see the world in someone’s eyes, how do you go back to seeing them normally? If I could go back in time and not bump into you, I’d do it. If I could change things, I’d have. You see, we human beings end up giving someone so much. We don’t think twice before giving the love we have to ourselves. We end up making big decisions just to make someone so happy only for them to leave right after. I feel everyone deserves to get the type of love they give. The wholesome, cliché, and little dramatic type of love. The magical eyes, soothing voice, the patting on your head while you are asleep on their lap, you deserve it all. We give so much at times that we forget we are draining ourselves of it. We crave the love we give, yet settle for so much less than what we deserve. It’s a little scary to me that we never know what someone’s real ...