Goodbye to the Girl Who Was Afraid to Be Alone. by MissT

There was a version of me who couldn’t bear the silence.
Who ran from the stillness, mistaking it for loneliness.
She wasn’t weak—just scared.
Scared to sit in the dark without someone else’s light.
Scared of what she’d find in the quiet.
But I’m not her anymore.

This is my goodbye.

Goodbye to the Girl Afraid to Be Alone
by MissT

I see the girl who used to cling,
To any hand, to any ring.
Afraid the night would swallow whole
A woman with a longing soul.

She chased the spark in others’ eyes,
And learned to bend, and shrink, and rise.
She wore a smile, she played it tough,
But never once felt good enough.

She thought that “love” meant not alone,
A borrowed breath, a second home.
From one warm chest to one more lie,
She never stopped to just ask why.

But here I stand, her softer ghost,
The self she feared, but needed most.
No hand to hold, no need to flee—
Just space, and strength, and finally me.

I do not need a whispered name
To prove I’m worthy, wild, or tame.
I’ve walked through fire, faced the ache,
And gave myself the cleanest break.

So thank you, girl, for getting through,
For doing all you thought was true.
But I’ve outgrown that cage, that fear—
I’ve found my voice, I’m finally clear.

No more pretending, no more chase,
I’ve fallen in love with my own space.
So here’s goodbye to all that pain,
And loving myself once again.

To every woman who’s ever feared the quiet,
this is proof that healing begins there.
In stillness, I found my truth.
In solitude, I found myself.
And in saying goodbye to who I was,
I finally said hello to who I’m becoming.

— MissT