Brain Captures

We connect with people in the most unlikeliest of places—
The groccery store,
The dentist,
Even online.

Sometimes we make immediate connections—
To people who heal us,
And people who hurt us.

And the truth is it's impossible to tell who's which—
Until they hurt you.
Until they cross a line they cannot uncross.

The truth is we won't know who someone is—
Not until they cry for us.
Not until they fight for us.
Not until they bleed for us.

I'm not sure if anything hurts more
Than thinking you know someone
Only for them to do that one thing
That they knew would hurt you most.

But it's only at that moment
When you hear your heart and soul shatter,
When you feel the emotions rushing over you,
Drowning you like a tidal wave,
You realize it was you.
You did it.

You were the one who cried for them.
Who fought for them.
Who bled for them.

Now I patiently await the day
You realize you are not one to be trifled with,
Where you will rise up from where you fell all that time ago.

Maybe then
They will finally comprehend
The consequences of their actions.