What I gave up for you

I gave up coffee four years ago

I thought it was too hard on my heart

I gave away my clothes

that no longer served my body or soul

I hit the gym - to build endurance

and I volunteered more - to learn patience

I strived for health in every aspect of my life

only to realize

I had no other choice

I gave up every “toxic” thing to create space for you to move in

I treated my well being like a phone that was full

deleting everything that brought me joy

to keep my 72,000 photos

Because I knew I couldn’t keep both

I knew I would be on overload to keep you

so I deleted anything I claimed unhealthy to do

but you were the virus

that sucked me dry

so and the end of the day

nothing true to me survived

-kayls