It's like I a l w a y s
needed someone
to be there for me.
It's like I couldn't
stand the thought
of being alone,
of having
n o o n e
but
y o u r s e l f.
I couldn't stand
the thought of
having no one
to come to,
at the end of
a long day.
But all of that
was something
I had to face
e v e n t u a l l y.
Because at one point,
I didn't have
anyone but
m y s e l f.
Maybe that's why
people say
loneliness is dangerous,
because you
realize that
you don't actually
need a n y o n e.
I learned to
love loneliness.
I learned to
talk a lot less,
& write a lot more.
I learned to
spill my emotions,
on a blank
sheet of paper
instead
of a blue text bubble.
I learned to
fall asleep
to the sound of
sad music, instead
of someone else's
voice.
I learned a lot of things being alone.
But most importantly,
I learned that
I don't need anyone
that doesn't need me.
