The Silence After Sacrifice”
I once carried her dreams like they were my own.
Stayed awake when she cried, worked extra hours just to keep her world from falling apart.
I gave up my time, my peace, even parts of myself, just to see her smile again.
When everyone else left, I stayed.
When doors closed, I knocked for her.
When storms came, I held the umbrella, even when the rain soaked me through.
She said, “I’ll never forget this.”
I believed her.
Because loyalty blinds you when love is sincere.
Then one day, she didn’t call back.
Her laughter found new company.
Her world became brighter, but I wasn’t in it.
Now she has everything she once cried for.
And me? I became the shadow that once carried her light.
It’s funny how people forget the hands that held them before they could stand.
They get what they want, and suddenly you’re a chapter they no longer read.
Still, I whisper no bitterness, only truth:
> “Be good to the people who lift you when you’re low,
for one day, you might fall and find no one there to catch you.” 🌙
