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the final insult
I stood condemned for choosing sanity over family
nevertheless I stood my ground
doing what's best for me
but you...you threw poisoned darts
guilt-laden barbs
ever the daggers at tender back
feeling sorry for yourself
for taking my power back
I actually hate that expression
what power - as a child - could I really call mine
when you were supposed to protect me
instead you were grooming me for the monster who molested me
take it back indeed
I have a better idea
you take it back
take back the pain & the tears
all the scars & the fears
the years lost to that little girl
who loved buttercups, kittens & dolls
but spent a lifetime in hell
give back her innocence
the woman she could have been
can you do that?
yeah, I didn't think so...
and that last call pleading with me
let bygones be bygones & move on
not one word of accountability for the damage done to me
never mind asking forgiveness
still my boundaries remained
and you went to your grave
without ever once taking responsibility
yet again...you left the clean-up to me
now I've got to find my own peace
if I ever want closure
like so many other things
you took that away from me
Copyright © 2023 Willow. All Rights Reserved
Published 18th Aug 2023
Author's Note
i wish I could say RIP but I'm not there yet...
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18th Aug 2023 10:17pm
hello beautiful Willow this is very painful
I feel deeply for your pain
it's very unfair to expect you to be able to just let that go
your innocence stolen the soul debt can never be paid...
hugs lovely one 💕
I feel deeply for your pain
it's very unfair to expect you to be able to just let that go
your innocence stolen the soul debt can never be paid...
hugs lovely one 💕
19th Aug 2023 00:51am
I know the theory...forgive for you. I'll get there in time but just now I kinda feel robbed. Very irrational, I know. Eventually I'll sort my shit. Thank you for the love, Brenda 🤗
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19th Aug 2023 2:16pm
Thank you, Ethan! No lie, there are times I'd love to be able to put a comment on my reading list. That you understand so well and so deeply does not surprise me. I thought when she was gone I'd be able to move on and get on with healing. Found the strangest void of not knowing what to do with all the anger now. So I'm letting it out. Hopefully that will clear some space for healing. Because it always lands on us, doesn't it? Thank you again for such an insightful comment
