People Hurt

People hurt you.
You start to think
That maybe you'll be okay,
just fine-
And then someone does something,
Says a few words
And you're right back at the beginning,
Still hurting.

It was going to be okay,
I'd put the moment behind me,
And then he wanted to talk.

The heart was going to heal,
to move on,
And then he asked to write me.

She lost her temper.
She forgot my scars.

Little sticks
that add up like straws until
One more
is
Too much.

But everyone hurts you,
just like how you'll hurt everyone.
Fair's fair,
But that means we try to be a better human.
Better humans seem to hurt less.