they never loved you
waiting for your next words
your thoughts written
to make them feel better about their life
the one they weren’t really living
just scrolling
for a feeling
something to spark
excitement. engagement. emotions.
and did you love you
waiting for their likes
on your words written
to make you feel better about your life
the one you were living
so they could scroll
those feelings
excitement. engagement. emotions.
wanting to spark the same
thing for yourself
a like. a heart. a comment.
waiting for validation
from anyone other than yourself
you’re not good enough to do it on your own
not enough to love yourself
you need something else or someone else
to believe
you’re enough
and it’s a small tic on the screen
to make you mean something
a heart that says you matter
even though
they never loved you