Let Down
Sometimes it feels like no matter how hard I try, I’m just not enough — like I’m always falling short of who people need me to be. I see the disappointment in their eyes, hear it in their silence, and carry it like a weight that won’t let go. Being a letdown doesn’t come from not caring — it comes from caring too much and still watching everything crumble. I replay my mistakes over and over, wondering if I could’ve been better, if I could’ve fixed it, if I was ever really what they hoped for. And maybe the hardest part isn’t the failure itself — it’s knowing I might be the reason someone stopped believing.
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