the thing about toxic people

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sometimes you meet people,
that make you feel worthless,
like you're nothing
but
a
f a i l u r e,
like everything you do is not
good enough, like you're
not
good
e n o u g h.

their words are
b u l l e t s
and their mouth is the
t r i g g e r
with each bullet,
your wound gets
b i g g e r.

they make you question your worth,
they make you question
if you are everything they say you are,
you are a f a i l u r e.
you are n o t good enough.
you mess e v e r y t h i n g up.
you can't do a n y t h i n g right.
"this world would be so much
better without you."
now you're convinced
that all of it is true.

you are not
the good things in you.
you are not
the awards you've achieved.
you are not
the compliments you've earned.
you are not
the kindness you show.
you are not
the positivity you spread.
you are not
the happiness you bring.
you are none of these things.

they take away
e v e r y ounce of your
self-confidence,
till you're left with
absolutely n o t h i n g.
now when you look
in the mirror,
all you see is a failure.

"you shouldn't let their words get to you"
there is only
so much a person
can take before
they break.

how am i supposed to do that?
how am i supposed to ignore all of what is said?

so when a person
comes around,
to tell you otherwise.
you c a n ' t accept it,
because deep down inside,
you know e x a c t l y
what you are.

you aren't smart
you can't even
do one thing right.
you aren't kind,
you treat yourself terribly.
you aren't positive,
you think about how much better this
world would be, without you.

yet you still carry on,
like n o t h i n g is
wrong with you,
like you're
a b s o l u t e l y fine.
you laugh like
you're absolutely fine.
you talk like
you're absolutely fine.
you smile like
you're absolutely fine.
when in reality,
you really are not.

you've convinced other people that you are,
you've even convinced yourself.

hey, i'm okay,
i'm smiling,
i'm laughing,
i'm talking to other people,
i'm fine right?

no.
you are falling apart.

 you are falling apart

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