Literature
Selfish
I’m sorry I’m so selfish.
I didn’t mean to come across as rude or inconsiderate,
Nor thoughtless or uncaring.
I honestly had no idea that someone else could be hurt.
I didn’t think anyone would mind or care the slightest.
But now everyone is angry with me, and everyone is yelling.
I didn’t think I was being selfish,
Not as I empty the bottles of pills into my mouth.
Not when I slid a blade across my skin,
Not when I didn’t leave a note or letter explaining why.
Not when I awoken to fuzzy faces in a hospital room.
But I should be, because “I didn’t ask for help.”
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