I’ve Been There, Too by walking shadow poetry.

I’ve been where you are,
Felt like the world was falling apart,
Lost my parent, felt the ache,
Like a piece of me was torn away,
No words could fill that space,
Just emptiness, day after day.

Then I made a mistake,
One I still wish I could undo,
I cheated on the one I loved,
Just days before we said, “I do.”
The guilt it eats me up inside,
I can’t escape it, no matter how I try.

I lost my job, too,
The one thing I thought would stay,
And when it was gone,
I felt like I’d lost my way.
Like I had no purpose, no place to be,
Like the world had given up on me.

And my friend, the one I trusted most,
They left me when I needed them near,
Took my secrets, broke my heart,
And now I wonder if they ever cared.
The betrayal still cuts like a knife,
I lost my closest friend that night.

I know what it’s like to feel alone,
To wonder if it’s even worth the fight,
To think maybe it would hurt less,
If I didn’t have to face another night.
I’ve been there, in the dark,
Felt like I was falling apart.

I don’t have all the answers,
I’m still trying to figure it out,
But I wanted to say this out loud:
You’re not the only one with doubt.
I’ve been there, too,
And I’m still here,
Even when the pain felt too much to bear.

I don’t know if this will help,
But I needed to confess,
That life’s been cruel to me, too,
Left me broken, left me a mess.
But somehow, I’m still standing,
Still breathing, still getting through,
And if I can make it through this storm,
I think, maybe, you can, too.