Dreaming of You

Every interaction with you forced me to confront pain I buried.

Your neglect made me stronger.

I underestimated my ability to transform anguish into growth.

It’s the last thing I wanted to do,

Wake from this hypnosis,

To be jolted back into reality 

By the most startling revelation.

You revealed what I vowed to ignore;

That you weren’t good enough to love me.

I promised myself to always see the truth,

Because it hurts to lose sleep from a dream.