“I’m afraid to get close to people anymore
I’m a “No strings attached” kind of girl
Because pulling parts of you out of me in the end will only leave me feeling shallow, empty, shredded and carved into pieces
It’s exhausting
So when I say, I am busy, I am tired, I can’t
Please don’t ask for an explanation
Or a reason.
I will come up empty handed with excuses: ‘I’m sick,’ ‘I’m so exhausted.’
Because I can’t explain to you that I had to move mountains to get to where I am today
How do I explain that if I let myself I’d fall into you
I’d cling to you for dear life. I’d treat you like my savior, my knight in shinning armor
I may be young but not too young to know
I’m the only one who can save myself
And this is a battle
I can’t afford to lose anymore.”

 Michalla Garcia  (via wordsnquotes)