Dear You Who Thought Possession Meant Protection,
#MistakenAffection #ControlIsNotCare
You believed the way they checked on you constantly53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2LQwGOQiM
meant they loved you deeply.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4KvjJlMyC
That the way they asked where you were,53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pMq2nwOA6
who you were with,53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBe2bLVQQS
what you were doing53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8FyOuR0Cv
—all the time—53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpKi5awdoC
meant you mattered.
And when they got angry when you didn't reply fast enough...53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EOtjnR75A
You told yourself,53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlHgNda2iN
At least someone wants me.
You didn't see it then, but I know now—53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrm4z1gz1mM
that wasn't care.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4yfOYi2Kq
That was fear dressed up as affection.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcA3tAYnae
That was insecurity, not love.
You were so desperate to be seen53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGYW3WG0jD
that you didn't notice how their gaze became a cage.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgb4XmFgMKa
So eager to be needed53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVwDTioTZj
that you called their control "attention."53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXL15qB5zGq
So used to shrinking53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIqt5wFkfk
that you confused silence with safety.
You thought love was about sacrifice,53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOtYys81WV
so you gave up your freedom,53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlaGQgewoZ
your voice,53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrDzFEo2xb
your boundaries.
But listen to me:53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqc35hffWyK
Real love doesn't suffocate.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2rcnn2VlE
It doesn't monitor you like a prisoner.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FPmdR3Q6t
It doesn't guilt you into obedience,53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc03okoOl4Q
doesn't twist your independence into betrayal.
You were a teenager learning to love,53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZdFBHhRE2
but no one taught you53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTnIGCGffr
that love shouldn't hurt your sense of self.
They made you believe53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡew5RY0uxz3
jealousy was flattering53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKw0OguoqK
and control was protection.
But you survived that illusion.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH27n6w0URZ
And now you know better.
You are not someone to be managed.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasjoRlF81r
You are someone to be trusted.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbDu1xPGfU
You are not a possession to be held tight—53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQbFTnqtvq
you are a person to be held gently.
They didn't love you.53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDiofBn7Yw
They just didn't want to lose their grip.
And you?53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBfCd31TUn
You don't need to be held like that ever again.
With strength that came too late but never too little,53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFErukU9RMs
—From the you who now knows the difference between being caged and being cherished
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