Carve my body like a piece of art. fetch the scalpel. Sculpt out the crevices and broken mosaic scars. Make me something out of antiquity. Slice the parts most unwanted. Place me on a pedestal. i've grown tired of living life in the shadows. I've grown tired of being a wallflower. I've grown weary from never being desired. I hate who i see in the mirror. Rid me of these insecurities. Let the renaissance commence. Make me into a greek goddess. I crave to be the center of all the world's attention. I want the idealized body that everyone else possesses. Paint me like a picturesque scene, cover all my flaws so they'll hang me on the walls of the louvre. Make me a marvel for the eyes to behold. There is method to my madness because i want to be remembered as the pinnacle of perfection. Make me into something worth viewing, maybe then i can be someone extraordinary.

You've always encountered the kind of people who say things they don't mean, who are all talk, no actions. And it's because of your experience with them that you don't believe anything anyone says anymore. Now when someone tells you you're beautiful or that they like spending time with you or that they're starting to develop feelings for you, you listen and nod but a part of you hesitates to accept what they're saying. It takes you longer to trust them, to let them give you hope and expectations. And you should know that someone who really cares about you will give you the time you need to come around. They will be understanding of how you've been hurt in the past and how it is a bigger deal for you - to let someone into your heart. Such people will not just tell you how they feel but they will make it visible through the way they treat you.



They will make an effort for you, they will stick by their promises, and they will remind you that there are still people out there who are good and genuine - people who don't lie about love, people who mean every word they say out loud.

Heartbreak after heartbreak, you stopped being yourself. You grew quieter. You drifted away from the people you love. You didn't find in yourself the energy for things that used to make you happy. For a long time, you believed that those parts of you are long gone, that they can never be brought back. But the funny thing about life is that in the most unexpected moments, you stumble across people who give you hope that you can make it back to yourself. They help build the bridge that'll take you home. As time flies by, a stranger comes in to your life and makes everything worth your while. Their presence brings a spark that lights up the darkest of nights, a hope that sees you through the glummest of days, and a dream that one day we will wake up to better days.

↑ + They're like a wave that washes away all the pain and it is with them that new memories are made. There are parts of you that you lost somewhere along the way.

The biggest lesson you've learnt from your past relationships is that a person's words mean nothing unless they're supported by actions. The way someone feels about you is reflected in the way they treat you. How they make an effort to spend time with you, how when they're with you, they give you their full time and attention, and how they remind you, even when they're not around, that they're thinking of you. When a person cares for you and is serious about wanting you in their life, that intention will be visible in the little things they do. Yes, it's important to communicate what you're thinking and feeling, too. It always is.