“She held all of the power in her hands, and yet she handed it all over to you- and you destroyed her.”

You can’t help when the pain heals as you can’t stop what the heart feels.

And though I owned you nothing I still gave you my everything.

Discovered deeply within the depths of much suffering came forth my love of poetry.

Leave me to the moon he understands this side of my darkness.

What you have done to me shows your character how I loved you regardless shows mine.

How lonely it must be in that shallow pool you wade alone in.

I allowed myself to fall knowing full well you would never catch me.

I lost parts of me when I split into two and most of those pieces seeped into you.

Never again will I give, give myself to those who refuse to see my fire.

I live mostly within my own mind and what scares me is not knowing what is fact or fiction inside of it.

You left me in such a state of dire misconception that now I am doubting even my own reflection.

She is a different breed of passion, she went out not with a bang but with a moan.

Ask me about the time you broke my heart and I’ll tell you how I put it back together again.

I was so moved by your false affections I was pushed right off the ledge but love didn’t come to find me abandonment did instead.

Sip me in slowly savor me longer.

I am learning to accept that I was never too much you just couldn’t handle all that I am made of.

We are put in situations to build our character, not destroy us.

Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations.

It is often better to be restricted to necessity than unconfined in the measure of our desires: prosperity destroys more individuals than adversity ruins.

Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God. Fear of the unknown path stretching ahead of us destroys childlike trust in the Father’s active goodness and unrestricted love.

I don’t think that work ever really destroyed anybody. I think that lack of work destroys them a hell of a lot more.

Suffering alone is the best way to destroy yourself.

I’m choosing to build castle out of the things that nearly destroy me.

The earth which sustains humanity must not be injured. It must not be destroyed!