Moon

Hey my heart

I know…

They called me everything I hate..

The saddest part wasn’t their words…

it was realizing they never truly knew me..

I don’t think anyone could carry this..

Today was hard.

You were alone..

No matter how much you gave

you were still never enough to make them feel at ease..

They saw your innocence as nothing more than naivety and childishness..

Wanting to share a little joy with them was enough for them to see you as selfish..

So learn, my heart…

Not because I couldn’t breathe but because I was never truly accepted

My opinions, my feelings, my dreams—none of them seemed to matter..

I grew up believing I wasn’t allowed to have a voice or even a wish of my own..

Every time I tried to speak up it felt like my heart would break..