I trusted you. I told you things I didn’t tell anyone else. You played with how I felt about you. And now I feel more alone than ever.

It is the eve of a loved one’s birthday who passed away years and years ago, and it still brings up the dark feelings of powerlessness and abandonment that I have felt my entire life. Years and years later, I still feel the pain of people in my life leaving me. And the one person who makes me feel okay, who makes me believe that some people can stay, I can no longer confide in because…here’s the truth…I […]