Writers Jam

the one that got away was me?

by ishita
38
2 weeks ago
The One That Got Away

i don’t think i’m good at friendships. i love too quietly, disappear when i’m overwhelmed and forget to reply even when i care deeply. People think i don’t try but i do, just not in ways that are easy to see. i remember birthdays, save their favourite songs and smile at old messages even when we haven’t talked in months. but somehow, they always slip away. the people i once called mine are now just muted stories and unread texts. i don’t blame them. i know i’m not the easiest to hold on to. i vanish when i should show up, stay silent when i should speak. And still, i miss them with everything i’ve got. i pray for the ones drifting away, even when they don’t think of me anymore. i hope they’re laughing, healing, living. i hope they find friendships that feel like home because maybe i was just a temporary stop in their journey but they were chapters in mine. and even if i’m bad at staying, i’ll always be someone who remembers, quietly with a soft ache and a lot of love i never learned how to show right.


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Anonymous
i feel so seen ishita, such a beautiful piece
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Anonymous
Painfully beautiful Gut wrenching stuff
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shan
dear ishita - things are never as bad as they seem. as I've grown older I've realised other people are simply trying too, and they'd be glad to connect. perhaps you should try reaching out. beautiful work, as always.
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