I can forgive but not forget

You know the thing I hate the most about being hurt. Not necessarily the hurt itself. It isn't the point when you realize that someone you thought was a friend betrays you or the time when you realize that you are a fool. The worst part is how it changes you.

Every time someone hurts me I become a little more cynical. I am more and more likely to keep to myself. I stop letting people in, and put up more emotional walls. And for me, most unhappily, I stop believing in the good in all people a little bit more.

I don't want to be a person that hates others. I want to trust people. I wish I could get over it. I forgive the people who hurt me. I know it is a weakness in humanity brought on by insecurity. I wish I could forget. Forgetting would be nice.