epilogue

but before i go,

send this message

to the world,

make sure the words

are all in bold.

i’ve been down

some roads

i wish i’d never known,

this life

has taken me

to places

that left me jaded,

so many times,

i’ve turned into

someone

i never wanted to be,

stared in the mirror

for hours

wondering what happened

to me,

lost myself

and wanted to hide

my face in shame.

but you never gave up.

had every right

to leave me

where i was at,

force me to pick up

the pieces

on my own,

come to grips

with all the ways

i’d gone wrong,

coped with my pain

in the worst ways

and lost my mind,

made a lot of people

wanna say goodbye.

but through all the loss,

who’d have thought

you’d still be here

next to me?

when the world

came crashing down,

you picked me up

from out of the rubble,

sat next to me

quietly

just so i wouldn’t be alone,

when it felt like

all the backs were turned,

you were a shoulder

to cry on,

never hesitated

to extend a hand,

and no matter

how many came and went,

you never left.

and i’m so proud

of how you’ve grown,

you may not always

believe in yourself,

but i believe in you

more than i’ve ever

believed in myself,

and i’m happy

that there’s still an “us,”

may not always

love yourself,

but i promise

“just you”

is more than enough,

you’re the reason

i keep on going,

life is worth it

for you alone,

and i’m glad that fate

made it so

that we ended up

in the same room

that day.

thank you for being you.