i no longer see you as i once did and that is your defeat. because now, i finally see things clearly. the image i had of you was built on hope, not truth. i used to excuse your actions, give meaning to your silence, and believe you would change. but now i understand who you are by what you choose to do, not what you say. and that changed everything in me. i no longer wait, no longer wonder, no longer hold on. losing my trust is something you cannot fix with words. and while you lost how i see you, i found peace in seeing things as they are.