To the one who loved me through my darkest tide, Despite the pain I drowned in, you stayed beside. I know what I did, by losing you I see, You were too good for me, and for that, I'm sorry to be. Betrayed, hurt, with baggage I could not hide, I dumped it all on you, yet you didn't sigh. That weight I gave you led to guilt's heavy chain, I fucked up, blind to how you felt the pain. In youth's fragile years, I walked through shadows deep, Past wounds taught me to see people in a twisted sleep. I viewed love through lenses clouded by past fears, And in my naivety, I misjudged all the years. I broke you, thinking I'd spare you more pain, A choice I made, in my own tangled shame. I see now I was wrong, blinded by my own strife, In trying to shield you, I lost the gift of your life. Though maybe I didn't love you in the way you desired, The respect I hold for you is vast, come what may. You loved me the most, ...