Costly Mistake

I want you to treat me very softly.

For I am that fragile.

When you hear me speak.

It is important that you listen,

Because I have spent many of my years feeling unheard.

When the words pour out of me,

I feel fully ashamed.

Please try to love me correctly.

Or just stay the hell away.

For I'm truly used to keeping people at arm's length.

My mind can be a very scary place.

This feeling of alone.

I must just let myself embrace.

I wish that I could change.

But the damage was already done.

A price was paid.

At a quite a costly mistake.

Chloe Rose Violet