Humanity
I didn’t know that it was possible to hate the most beautiful thing in the world.
I didn’t know that I was a precious naïve little girl.
I didn’t know that warm loving hearts could eventually grow cold.
I didn’t know that the ones you loved would die when they grew old.
I didn’t know because I never believed what I was told.
I didn’t know that a smile could turn into a frown.
I didn’t know that, in a heartbeat, a life could be turned upside down.
I didn’t know that fiery disdain was an actually thing.
I didn’t know until I felt it for myself or how brutal tears sting.
I didn’t know that I could love so much but hate just the same.
I didn’t know that death, all along, was and still is calling my name.
I didn’t know that I was flawed from the start.
I didn’t know that in order to live I had to break a part.
I didn’t know.
I never wanted to.
But like everything else, I am a part of it.
Just like you.