Dear You Who Thought Possession Meant Protection,
#MistakenAffection #ControlIsNotCare
You believed the way they checked on you constantly332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuC2BwPHk0Q
meant they loved you deeply.332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2wPnYubXG
That the way they asked where you were,332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHsvydXHyn
who you were with,332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sTyDXJcAh
what you were doing332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vwKV3eOGz
—all the time—332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUuoitjqND
meant you mattered.
And when they got angry when you didn't reply fast enough...332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVg8MYF9YTx
You told yourself,332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzYHThgeJP
At least someone wants me.
You didn't see it then, but I know now—332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFP2XikQ4n
that wasn't care.332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdplq6ofuc
That was fear dressed up as affection.332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBBhcGCeSQ
That was insecurity, not love.
You were so desperate to be seen332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8a8M3nHZJw
that you didn't notice how their gaze became a cage.332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWMcxDmsxR
So eager to be needed332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qavvBXP8v
that you called their control "attention."332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53W0d0TIsK
So used to shrinking332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCvVEHWc7h
that you confused silence with safety.
You thought love was about sacrifice,332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1up1oat5ES
so you gave up your freedom,332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqOZlLpHu1
your voice,332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfypzOLsRyY
your boundaries.
But listen to me:332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqB0Yus85Lt
Real love doesn't suffocate.332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtyl6lQGxp
It doesn't monitor you like a prisoner.332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMNSdOgYcd
It doesn't guilt you into obedience,332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jF4Kq6tWy
doesn't twist your independence into betrayal.
You were a teenager learning to love,332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnx8D4jqSz
but no one taught you332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCBaWqTrxu
that love shouldn't hurt your sense of self.
They made you believe332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvYsLzaUwl
jealousy was flattering332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRPDAuKImI
and control was protection.
But you survived that illusion.332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAMW0j8HxL
And now you know better.
You are not someone to be managed.332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8YKYdjbeS
You are someone to be trusted.332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl07s7QXgZm
You are not a possession to be held tight—332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQZL4DTfSu
you are a person to be held gently.
They didn't love you.332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcx5DrYkaDl
They just didn't want to lose their grip.
And you?332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscVV5ZI6lK
You don't need to be held like that ever again.
With strength that came too late but never too little,332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwHZBu0A3U
—From the you who now knows the difference between being caged and being cherished
332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQd7bLhIuwr
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