Only if you find peace within yourself you will find true connection with others.
The Palm Reader, Before Sunset
I’m easy to leave behind,
Easy to abandon.
Friends.
Family.
Lovers.
Lifelong bonds, severed.
Acquaintances, fleeting.
New connections that never grew.
I used to think it was me
That I wasn’t worth holding onto.
But I never missed those who left -
only curious about what could have been,
the roots that never took hold.
Now, I wonder:
Was I too much, or too rare?
Did I open a door they weren’t ready to walk through?
Did my presence show them something in themselves
they weren’t prepared to face?
A truth I unknowingly revealed?
A freedom they never knew they held?
Did I show them a new world hidden in plain sight,
invisible to the blindfolded eye?
Maybe I challenge people
to be their most fearless selves.
Dare them to love themselves
as hard as I love myself.
Force them to honour their truth
as much as they honour their fears and insecurities.
Maybe I only ever saw those
who didn’t want to be seen.
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