Because of You

I watched you dismantle my dreams one by one, kill my ambitions without a second thought, and rip my hopes apart without breaking a sweat. You destroyed my sense of self worth, picked away at my last shred of love, and demolished my goals in a single step. I let you extinguish the fire in my soul, listened when you whispered degrading thoughts into my ear, and believed you when you told me I was pathetic. Because of you I still believe that I am a worthless ball of anxiety that no one will ever love because depression is not something you can hide under a mask. Because of you I have lost myself and I have no hope of ever finding who I was ever again. Because of you I have lost enough to never need another lesson in heartbreak again.