Dear You Who Thought Possession Meant Protection,
#MistakenAffection #ControlIsNotCare
You believed the way they checked on you constantly41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNNbrH0BZS
meant they loved you deeply.41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzu9VuxO6om
That the way they asked where you were,41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TYHIAaf3A
who you were with,41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20fleyVXLs
what you were doing41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINayczI6iq
—all the time—41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCqPjl2u93
meant you mattered.
And when they got angry when you didn't reply fast enough...41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagEijrk3Bb
You told yourself,41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0AtNaPbNM
At least someone wants me.
You didn't see it then, but I know now—41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkfPF85FlI
that wasn't care.41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKBDgwuZX4
That was fear dressed up as affection.41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPdNJjsLRq
That was insecurity, not love.
You were so desperate to be seen41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjc4CUrge3H
that you didn't notice how their gaze became a cage.41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseU4QWizi2
So eager to be needed41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHkN6aYjcQ
that you called their control "attention."41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlwqfvKVFf
So used to shrinking41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPwBg7qiNV
that you confused silence with safety.
You thought love was about sacrifice,41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvNKKB6Zbi
so you gave up your freedom,41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6YaLTMgj5
your voice,41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGYAnxutLv
your boundaries.
But listen to me:41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfENYMXyUub
Real love doesn't suffocate.41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcwBT7v9q2
It doesn't monitor you like a prisoner.41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxMKp7dNaA
It doesn't guilt you into obedience,41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsEz1ZBSfv
doesn't twist your independence into betrayal.
You were a teenager learning to love,41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS748Ip10A7
but no one taught you41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy47A4vMUNl
that love shouldn't hurt your sense of self.
They made you believe41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Nbuf4Ddkr
jealousy was flattering41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyfcDxtwJ9
and control was protection.
But you survived that illusion.41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUj1icFIa58
And now you know better.
You are not someone to be managed.41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZd5cOC17oV
You are someone to be trusted.41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekkmJFjGQw
You are not a possession to be held tight—41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJghvDACqVl
you are a person to be held gently.
They didn't love you.41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRH8Wsgb4l
They just didn't want to lose their grip.
And you?41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yfWrKMSr4
You don't need to be held like that ever again.
With strength that came too late but never too little,41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuD7ULlJkT
—From the you who now knows the difference between being caged and being cherished
41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrlag8bs08
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