Selfish wails
Friendship pains of growing into changed ways
I did not think it selfish
to sit and wait
for an apology
or sincere recognition
of your lackluster trying
🥀
you enjoyed helping me
while needing saving
but while embarking on a healing journey
you have abandoned me
simply discarded in the trash
and made to feel worth less than zero
to your relationships and new way of being
🥀
advice from you was never needed
nor truly necessary
disrupting our friendship
and creating a bully
whose pain cannot be salvaged
after penetrating deep within
disrupting any peace maintained beforehand
now replaced with a stang of regret for trusting
that you would understand lacking judgment
~
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Sadly, there are many people like that out there. So sorry you had to go through this. Sending you lots of love and hugs ❤️