“Toxicity” by Nailah Herbert

Dear Toxicity,

I’ve tried to encourage you and lick your wounds but to no avail you never seem to heal,

You never seem to be inspired You never seem to be in a place where you want to grow, where you want to be better than you were yesterday You are standing still, and baby, I can’t stand still with you, I love you but I have to move on, and here’s why,

I can’t deal with you being so inconsistent, I can’t deal with your toxic traits, you make it a habit to lie to me every day, You’re mean when you feel like it, You’re happy when you feel like it, You’re sad when you feel like it, But most of all It’s always about you, it’s never about anybody else but you, I’m sick of it, I’m sick of catering to your needs I’m sick of trying to always be a good person for you, I’m sick of always trying to be there for you when you’re only there for me half the time, You always doubt me which makes me upset, you always make me feel like I should have regrets, I’m getting sick of it I can’t take it anymore, I have to take a stand, take responsibility for myself, be accountable for myself and move on with my life, no matter who the person is— I need to move on, if we aren’t growing in our relationship, if we aren’t moving forward in our relationship, then it’s time to move on, It’s a been a long time coming but I’m ready to say farewell

Goodbye, Toxicity.