“All the things you wanted to be and then all the things you wished you never wished for. It was a delicious itch you want to scratch but you find it under the skin and can't reach it. So the delicious itch becomes unbearable.
You thought you are not noticed but I see you. Every time you purse your lips or tighten your jaw, I see you. Every time you are in panic and you don’t tell me, I know. You are not overlooked. You are seen.
Trying so hard to outgrow the places that once felt like home. Because the warmth that once felt safe, now feels so dangerous that maintaining a safe distance is necessary. All because my dream betrayed me.