That’s the Worst Thing I could Do

How do you hurt someone?

What is the most fragile part of their being?

Find that one spot,

Where when you poke it,

Everything crumbles.

Their confidence,

Their will,

Their energy,

All of it crumbling.

You build them up,

Make them believe that everything will get better.

Then,

With no warning,

You rip it away from them,

Push them,

So that they’re left falling into the darkness.

They grasp on to anything.

Anything that will take their mind off of it for a minute,

That’s enough for them.

Eventually,

They can’t handle the memories,

The hopelessness,

The fear,

So they drown themselves to find an escape.