Dear You Who Thought Possession Meant Protection,
#MistakenAffection #ControlIsNotCare
You believed the way they checked on you constantly305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oizhxTHcG
meant they loved you deeply.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrCOpb80Ju
That the way they asked where you were,305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0MEYwdvuz
who you were with,305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbMyhZluas
what you were doing305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTTwpqhJWK
—all the time—305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihxn0BZ6M0
meant you mattered.
And when they got angry when you didn't reply fast enough...305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCQD5bEAEf
You told yourself,305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6LTLMSBvH
At least someone wants me.
You didn't see it then, but I know now—305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIyz1x9EV7
that wasn't care.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyH1b0h66Bf
That was fear dressed up as affection.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYZ9I4onKP
That was insecurity, not love.
You were so desperate to be seen305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ620rPdh4QJ
that you didn't notice how their gaze became a cage.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKuZTJNnOX
So eager to be needed305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7MULsPAmJ
that you called their control "attention."305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpP6Ben3FjW
So used to shrinking305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4DIa1QFWQ
that you confused silence with safety.
You thought love was about sacrifice,305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9k0s7oZuH
so you gave up your freedom,305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqTbEVFmNN
your voice,305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8n12IvqzE
your boundaries.
But listen to me:305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjWGYJqvdl
Real love doesn't suffocate.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurf0D0beqQ
It doesn't monitor you like a prisoner.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrJZLRVzhl
It doesn't guilt you into obedience,305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4s3evZyLo6
doesn't twist your independence into betrayal.
You were a teenager learning to love,305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVQYGbpPc6
but no one taught you305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoymKKmV3E
that love shouldn't hurt your sense of self.
They made you believe305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSF1AzMvcuA
jealousy was flattering305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUY9KUmbRAW
and control was protection.
But you survived that illusion.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXT83L0sbhx
And now you know better.
You are not someone to be managed.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8bP87EXdi
You are someone to be trusted.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31ytxKkhHj
You are not a possession to be held tight—305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFuSmp3cjF
you are a person to be held gently.
They didn't love you.305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9VHNnVsfE
They just didn't want to lose their grip.
And you?305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYjHkHZSUz
You don't need to be held like that ever again.
With strength that came too late but never too little,305Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvymGHthbBX
—From the you who now knows the difference between being caged and being cherished
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