I Don't Want to be Left Behind
When Everybody else Falls in Love
I don't want to be left behind.
All my cousins are getting married and I'm not,
It's fine.
I'm happy,
I am.
But I don't want to be the last one adding a plate to my grandmother's table.
I don't want to be the only one at Christmas without an individual family picture.
I don't want to sit alone, while everyone else has a significant other.
I don't want to be left behind.
All my friends from high school are having babies,
It's fine.
I'm happy,
I am.
But I don't want to be the last person to find somebody to spend the rest of their life with.
I don't want to be the only one without a ring on their finger and a partner who steals the blankets at night.
I don't want to sit at home on Valentine's day while every other guy is out buying flowers.
I don't want to be left behind.
Everyone I know has somebody to love,
It's fine.
I'm happy,
I am.
But I don't want to be the last option settling for someone who has to settle for me.
I don't want to be the only one who never found someone they truly connect with.
I don't want to be sixty sitting on the porch swing alone.
I don't want to be left behind.
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Dylan
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Comments (1)
This is so honest! Honestly? A lot more people feel this than admit it. The timeline pressure is loud… but love doesn’t run on a group schedule. And being “later” isn’t the same thing as being left behind. ✨