u/TheBatmanSafira99

This Poem is

Dedicated to a very special person.

There was a time

I thought my heart had gone quiet.

Like the stars stopped speaking to me,

like the moon only watched from a distance

instead of glowing for me too.

Then you arrived gently,

without even trying,

and somehow you placed light back into my hands.

And maybe that is what amazes me most

that no matter how much time passed,

no matter how life pulled us apart,

we kept finding each other again.

Not once.

Not twice.

But over and over,

like something in the universe

refused to let us become strangers.

You reminded me what it feels like

to laugh without forcing it,

to stay up thinking of someone

in the softest way possible,

to feel understood instead of overlooked.

For the first time,

love does not feel one sided.

For the first time,

I am not begging to be taken seriously.

I am seen.

I am heard.

And somehow, you make me feel worth listening to.

I hold you close in the same part of me

that has always belonged to the moon

quiet, eternal, aching, beautiful.

The kind of love you look for

even when the whole world goes dark.

And if life asks me to wait,

then I will wait.

Years, if I must.

Because some souls are worth returning to.

I want to be strong enough

to love you through every version of life:

the gentle nights,

the ugly days,

the distance,

the healing,

the moments where the world feels too heavy.

I do not want perfection from you.

I only want the chance

to stand beside you when it matters most.

Maybe that is what love really is

not fireworks,

not temporary obsession,

but finding someone

who brings your spark back to life

and realizing you would protect that light forever.

We kept finding our way back to each other, but life never let it last.

I met someone through my cousin a couple years ago, and I didn’t expect to still miss him like this.

We started becoming close friends about two years ago. At first it was casual just conversations through family connections. Nothing serious. But over time, it naturally turned into a really close friendship without either of us forcing it.

At the beginning, I actually had a crush on him. But he liked someone else at the time, and that did hurt. I tried to move past it because I didn’t want to lose the friendship.

Over time, things changed.

By June 2025, he developed feelings for me too, and we ended up confessing how we felt. It didn’t feel like a simple crush it felt deeper than that. I even wrote poems and drew things about him. It was the first time I felt something like real love instead of just liking someone.

Before anything romantic, he was my best friend. He was the only person who could tell when I wasn’t okay, even when I tried to hide it. He always noticed, and he was there during some of my darker moments in a way I didn’t fully realize until later.

By October 2025, I ended things. There was a lot going on with family pressure, and I felt like I didn’t really have a choice, even though I didn’t want it to end.

We didn’t talk after that.

Then after about two months of no contact, we met again and started talking again in April 2026. It felt different like we had both grown, and there was still something there. We tried again.

But not long after, something happened that caused us to lose contact again. I can’t go into details because it’s personal, but it’s something I still carry guilt about. I blamed myself because I felt like I hurt him.

Even so, I apologized and he was kind and forgiving in a way I’ll never forget. One thing he said that stuck with me was that he never regretted meeting me.

After that, we were told we aren’t allowed to be in contact for a long time.

And I just… miss him.

Not just as someone I liked, but as my best friend. The person who understood me in a way most people didn’t. The one who noticed things I never said out loud.

Despite everything, I still find myself hoping that maybe someday the timing will finally work out differently.

Right now I’m trying to focus on myself my goals, my growth, and everything I want to accomplish while I wait for whatever comes next.

Has anyone else ever had a connection that kept coming back, but life never let it stay?

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I’ve been having a really tough time lately, and I’m hoping for some advice. Things at home have been really tense my mom and I have been arguing a lot, and it’s gotten to the point where I feel like I can’t even cry anymore. On top of that, school has been so overwhelming there’s a ton of big projects since it’s the last month before summer break, and I’m in high school trying to keep up.

The one bright side is that I might be getting a job soon, which I’m really excited about, but I feel like everything is piling up all at once. I’m trying to save for a car and eventually move out, but lately, I feel like I don’t care as much as I used to. I feel like I’m going a bit numb and I've felt drained most of the time, and I’ve been more upset with life than I expected. But even so, I am taking therapy, and that’s helped a lot, and I still have a support system at school. I’m really grateful for those people who have stayed by my side and have been helping me so much.

Has anyone else gone through a period like this feeling overwhelmed by home, school, and big goals? What helped you stay grounded or find small moments of relief? I’d really appreciate any advice.

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I’ve been having a really tough time lately, and I’m hoping for some advice. Things at home have been really tense my mom and I have been arguing a lot, and it’s gotten to the point where I feel like I can’t even cry anymore. On top of that, school has been so overwhelming there’s a ton of big projects since it’s the last month before summer break, and I’m in high school trying to keep up.

The one bright side is that I might be getting a job soon, which I’m really excited about, but I feel like everything is piling up all at once. I’m trying to save for a car and eventually move out, but lately, I feel like I don’t care as much as I used to. I feel like I’m going a bit numb and I've felt drained most of the time, and I’ve been more upset with life than I expected. But even so, I am taking therapy, and that’s helped a lot, and I still have a support system at school. I’m really grateful for those people who have stayed by my side and have been helping me so much.

Has anyone else gone through a period like this feeling overwhelmed by home, school, and big goals? What helped you stay grounded or find small moments of relief? I’d really appreciate any advice.

We kept finding our way back to each other, but life never let it last.

I met someone through my cousin a couple years ago, and I didn’t expect to still miss him like this.

We started becoming close friends about two years ago. At first it was casual just conversations through family connections. Nothing serious. But over time, it naturally turned into a really close friendship without either of us forcing it.

At the beginning, I actually had a crush on him. But he liked someone else at the time, and that did hurt. I tried to move past it because I didn’t want to lose the friendship.

Over time, things changed.

By June 2025, he developed feelings for me too, and we ended up confessing how we felt. It didn’t feel like a simple crush it felt deeper than that. I even wrote poems and drew things about him. It was the first time I felt something like real love instead of just liking someone.

Before anything romantic, he was my best friend. He was the only person who could tell when I wasn’t okay, even when I tried to hide it. He always noticed, and he was there during some of my darker moments in a way I didn’t fully realize until later.

By October 2025, I ended things. There was a lot going on with family pressure, and I felt like I didn’t really have a choice, even though I didn’t want it to end.

We didn’t talk after that.

Then after about two months of no contact, we met again and started talking again in April 2026. It felt different like we had both grown, and there was still something there. We tried again.

But not long after, something happened that caused us to lose contact again. I can’t go into details because it’s personal, but it’s something I still carry guilt about. I blamed myself because I felt like I hurt him.

Even so, I apologized and he was kind and forgiving in a way I’ll never forget. One thing he said that stuck with me was that he never regretted meeting me.

After that, we were told we aren’t allowed to be in contact for a long time.

And I just… miss him.

Not just as someone I liked, but as my best friend. The person who understood me in a way most people didn’t. The one who noticed things I never said out loud.

Despite everything, I still find myself hoping that maybe someday the timing will finally work out differently.

Right now I’m trying to focus on myself my goals, my growth, and everything I want to accomplish while I wait for whatever comes next.

Has anyone else ever had a connection that kept coming back, but life never let it stay?

I’m a high school student, and I never expected Wednesday, May 6th, 2026, to turn out the way it did. The night before, I barely slept, and in the morning my friend called me. She and her brother were supposed to go on a field trip, but I wasn’t, so we ended up deciding to hang out instead. We went to Target, Starbucks, and then Petland a store in New Mexico where you can interact with animals like hamsters, rats, and birds. Since I wasn’t officially on the field trip, I didn’t have a permission slip, and my mom got worried when she called asking where I was. We ended up explaining the situation, and a really kind employee stepped in to help clear things up so everything wouldn’t get more stressful. In the end, it all worked out and we just got to enjoy seeing the animals. It’s honestly an experience I’ll never forget one of those random high school memories I know I’ll be telling people about years from now. I’m really grateful for how everything turned out. (Edit: Not encouraging skipping school just sharing a wild unexpected day.)