have you been hurt

How Have You Been?

Have you ever been hurt so deeply that the pain felt unbearable? The kind of pain that makes everything else fade into insignificance, as if the whole world has gone silent except for the ache inside you. The kind of pain that makes even breathing feel like a burden.

And the worst part? No one else seems to see it. They brush it off, call it "nothing," tell you to move on as if it were that simple.

But they don't understand, how could they? This pain isn't theirs to carry; it's yours. Only you truly know the weight of what you feel.

What they don't realize is that pain like this only exists because love did first. The deeper the hurt, the deeper the love that came before it. When someone you love wounds you, it's not just the betrayal or disappointment that cuts deep, it's the proof of how much they meant to you. Because if you hadn't loved them, if you hadn't cared, their actions wouldn't have mattered at all.

So, my dear, guard your heart wisely. Don't pour all your love into someone who hasn't yet proven they can hold it with care. But don't withhold love entirely either, because love, when given to the right person can be the most beautiful thing.

Give just enough. Enough to feel, to experience, to grow. But not so much that it destroys you before they've shown they are worth it. Because love, at its best, should never leave you broken, it should make you whole.