Fragile

Somehow we've gotten caught up in the idea that we're not supposed to care. We let the world tell us that caring is weakness. We're not supposed to care what other people say about us. We're not supposed to care when other people are hurting. We're not supposed to care when people hurt us. Because caring is vulnerability and vulnerability is terrifying. But I don't want to not care. When you don't care, you lose a part of yourself. You lose one of the most beautiful human qualities. I don't want to not care. I want to know that I can be fragile. I want to know that being fragile is what makes me human and what makes me beautiful, and I want to know that you won't break my fragility. I want to know that you will hold me in your hands and protect me and never crack me or crush me. I want to know that you will trust me the same way. Because isn't that the point? Why do we shove down the qualities that make us human? Why do we teach that being fragile or being different or being wounded is a bad thing? Why can't we be human anymore?