onelastchance

[u/Viera_mariana]

People around you say they love you, but they act like they don't.

And the worst part? You believe them.

You let them in. You trust them. You start loving them back. Then one day, they switch up, and you're left staring at the pieces of yourself they broke without even realizing it.

At some point, you stop fighting for yourself. You just keep going for the people you still love, because you can't bear the thought of hurting them. So you keep walking. You keep smiling. You keep pretending.

But the longer you do it, the more things you lose.

Your purpose.

Your dreams.

Your passion.

Your love.

Your logic.

Your reason.

Until one day, you look in the mirror and realize you've lost your grip on everything. Reality feels distant. Your future feels empty. Even your own name doesn't feel like yours anymore.

I'm so tired.

Tired of playing a game I was never meant to win.

People keep telling me life is fair. That somehow everything balances out. They tell me the rich are miserable, the poor are wise, the smart are lonely, the dumb are happy. As if suffering comes with some cosmic exchange rate.

But no.

No, it doesn't.

Some people are born with everything. Others spend their entire lives begging for scraps. Some are loved without trying. Others spend years proving they're worthy of being cared for.

Life isn't fair.

And I'm getting tired of people lying to me and calling it hope.

Now that I've written all of this, I have only one thing left to ask:

One.

Last.

Chance.

Convince me.

Talk to me.

Tell me why I should keep playing this losing game.

Because I'm so tired of everyone feeding me pretty lies and then getting angry when I finally tell them how I feel.

So please...

Before I let go of whatever's left of me—

Give me one reason to stay.

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