Tough truths

I have loved so deeply, yet I never felt that kind of purity in those who showed me love. I cared so intensely, yet I never felt safe enough not to care for myself. I honored those who deserved it, yet I never walked in my honor. I held on to keep the peace, yet I always walked on eggshells not to disturb their peace. I gave my heart to the course of being human, yet I haven’t been one myself. I have healed broken hearts yet walk around like a humpty dumpty. I am a good listener, yet I can hear the echo when I speak. Everything I had to overcome, I did, and yet I can overhear them taking credit for it all. I hear the walls crushing as the truth hits my soul. Just as the sun sets, I realize that when it rises again, I have to face tomorrow.