Selfish

I too often forget that people have feelings

Just like I do

 

When I tell those that love me

That I don't feel the same way about them

I forget that their hearts too, can break

When I ignore a once-a-friend

Because it hurts too much to remember the past

I forget that he too, has feelings

When I shut someone out of my life

Because they made all the wrong choices

I forget I am stabbing them like they stabbed me

I too often forget that people have feelings

Until it's a quiet, lonely night

And I cannot sleep

And I remember all those moments, one by one

All those times when I forgot that

Just like I do

Other people too, have feelings

And sometimes I want to reach out to them

Apologize

But at such moments

When I need to feel human the most

I find my heart empty of feeling

And I stare wordlessly as people

Walk out of my life

One after the other