I stopped searching for things to fill me
knowing now none of them can console me
I stopped reaching for people
who stopped reaching for me
The distractions didn’t silence the noise
or fill the void
I stopped searching for my future
hidden in the past
I stopped staying in places where
people kept leaving
I stopped running from the fear,
it’s time to face the pain
time to face things I pretended never happened
time to grieve the losses I pretended didn’t matter
but all is not lost
in the confronting and truth comes healing
I stopped hiding behind the mask
being true to who I was created to be
no longer running or hiding from my flaws
allowing those who love me in
and letting all others leave