you came uninvited with promises of fire and flesh and left nothing but memories i can't remember wanting i gave you room thinking you were the answer to a question i hadn't yet learned to ask but you made your home in places i didn't offer left fingerprints on the walls and dirt on the floors i scrubbed myself clean of every touch every taste unt » Continue Reading
i'm having such a hard time existing now. i don't feel worth anything anymore. i'm searching for meaning in everything, and still feeling empty, like there isn't a point. i'm using substances to distract and numb myself. i don't feel any improvement whatsoever. i'm in therapy and i'm medicated, but i can feel myself getting worse. sharing this would feel like i'm looking for pity and sympathy. kee... » Continue Reading
i wish i could get over this. i don’t know what’s wrong with me. stop popping into my life. i want to forget. - the healed part of me is disgusted by my past » Continue Reading
if you loved me, then you would have respected my boundaries if you loved me, then you wouldn't have claimed to be the victim when i stated my hurts if you loved me, then you wouldn't have flipped the blame every time i stood up for myself if you loved me, then your last message to me would not have been "clearly you didn't want me to communicate properly. good luck" if you loved me, then you woul... » Continue Reading
what did i feel in my body when i sensed something was wrong? - my head hurt - my heart was racing - shortness of breath - difficulty regulating - responded calmly - told myself that i was in the wrong despite communicating healthily what would safety, respect and love actually feel like? - validating my feelings - apologizing for hurting me - respect my boundaries - accountability » Continue Reading
you must be soft, but not too soft. you shouldn't be so weak. you must be strong, but not too strong. nobody likes a show-off. you must be pretty, but don't try so hard. who are you trying to show off for? you must be smart, but don't be so loud about it. where is your sense of humility? you must be honest, but not that honest. no one asked for your life story. you must be confident, but not that ... » Continue Reading