Endemic Love

He hated everything I was, but I searched for affection in every cruel glance he gave me. “There were so many things I wanted to say to you, but even writing them feels impossible. Because I know that if I were to put down the words I keep in my heart, you'd only say it's natural, after all, I’m just a stupid, self-centered person, like you often said. But I'm not. And that’s why I won’t bare my heart to someone who never truly knew me. Because... you wouldn’t trust the sincerity of a stranger. Right? But I did. You were the stranger whose sincerity I believed in. So I’m stepping away from being the person who embodies everything you hate—because I hate those things too. Maybe in another life, I’ll get to tell you who I really am.”