I carried all these broken pieces

Trying hard to rearrange

You wanted me to heal overnight

Like people turn around and change

And maybe I said things careless

And I crossed lines too

But every time I tried explaining

You only saw me broken down

You called it trying to understand

But it felt like pressure in disguise

Like every scar I opened

Was another reason you saw less

You can’t force a heart to heal

By making them feel ashamed

Some people fall apart slowly

Before they rise again

Now I’m chasing shadows

Running through the dark again

Trying not to fall back

Into who I’ve always been

You said you respected me

So why did it feel like you didn't?

When every part I opened

Got lost in your ways

I was trying to change

But pain don’t disappear that fast

And when you don’t feel understood

It pulls you to the past

So I’m chasing shadows

Of the person I could be

While fighting every version

That still lives inside of me

Broken people move in circles

One step forward, two behind

Trying to unlearn survival

Takes more than just time

Sometimes I needed silence

Sometimes I needed grace

Not another conversation

That turned love into a case

You thought because you listened

That meant you truly knew

But hearing someone’s story

Ain’t the same as feeling through

Healing isn’t linear

It bends and disappears

And the ones still trying hardest

Usually hide it through their tears

Now I’m chasing shadows

Running through the dark again

Trying not to fall back

Into who I’ve always been

You said you respected me

So why did it feel like you didn't?

When every part I opened

Got lost in your ways

I was trying to change

But pain don’t disappear that fast

And when you don’t feel understood

It pulls you to the past

So I’m chasing shadows

Of the person I could be

While fighting every version

That still lives inside of me

Maybe we were both exhausted

Trying to prove who hurt the most

Our love became a battlefield

Instead of feeling close

I never asked for perfection

Just patience while I healed

Because people don’t transform

The second wounds are revealed

You can't tell somebody

That they are lesser than you

That just pushes them further

You cared, but only to my good

Still chasing shadows

But I’m learning how to stay

Even when the old emotions

Try to pull me away

And maybe one day healing

Won’t feel so far from reach

Maybe understanding starts

When both sides choose to see

Not everyone changes instantly

Some hearts heal slow

But that doesn’t mean

They’re not trying to grow