I trusted you to take good care of the heart I was guarding.
I trusted you to love me and not hurt me the way others have.
I trusted you to prove me wrong about everything I thought I knew about love.
But you failed.
You could not reach my expectations.
But you did not give up, and you had not abandoned me. You gave me something I did not realize I knew I needed even more than your love
You taught me how to trust myself.
You exposed the fact that I placed all my trust in you, not because everyone else proved me wrong but because I did not trust myself with my heart and my love.
You taught me to face the ugly truth, to understand that I can't depend on someone to keep my heart safe when that was really my job.
We are all human.
We all make mistakes and you taught that you were one of those people. You made me understand that though you love me and would never want to hurt me that you might end up doing that from time to time.
It is why you taught me that though you love me, I have to love myself too.
I have to trust myself to be okay when things between you and I are not okay. That when things get bad, I will not give up on myself but instead still be in love with myself.
My trust would still be with me instead of leaving with you.
So thank you. Thank you for teaching me that I do not have to depend on someone to keep my heart safe when it should be safe and sound with me.
I have to trust myself to take care of it.