take care of yourself

for ruining my life,

for making my decisions for me,

for abusing me,

for letting me know that you were never real,

for making me feel so guilty for never telling you how I feel,

for letting me believe things could work out,

that everything will be OK,

for never making me smile,

for letting me know that high school has changed how I look at the world,

for knowing that I was there for you,

but you were never there for me.

for hating me for not doing what you want,

for being fake in front of my face,

for letting me drown in the scene,

for not noticing that I've been hurt,

stabbing me,

killing me,

little by little the blood stains.

for letting me feel that I never had a reason to be alive,

& for showing me that I was never a friend in your eyes.

Copyright Patricia Beredo