She let him
Consume every inch
Of her soul
Nothing else mattered
Death had no grip on her
She'd die happily
Feeling more alive
Than she ever did
She could close her eyes
And fall into an eternal sleep
Knowing that her thoughts of him
Were always with her
Even with eyes closed
Are you familiar with the “Let Them” theory?
Let them be upset.
Let them judge you.
Let them misunderstand you.
Let them gossip about you,
Let them ignore you.
Let them be "right."
Let them doubt you.
Let them not like you.
Let them not speak to you.
Let them run your name in the ground.
Let them make you out to be the villain.
Whatever it is that people want to say about you, let them!
Kindly step aside and LET THEM.
The hard truth is they know how much they are hurting you. They just simply don't care. They did it knowing it could cause them to lose you. They did it anyway. People that love you care about how they make you feel.
The end.
Let them go.
There will be people that would rather lose you than be honest about what they've done to you. Let them go.
The lack of respect was the closure. The lack of apology was the closure. The lack of care was the closure. The lack of acountability was the closure. The lack of honestly was the closure. Let them go.
Make the decision to no longer sit at tables where you might be the topic when you get up. Let them go.
You can still be kind. You can even still love them deeply. But do it from the distance they created in their words and actions. Access to you is a privilege they have proven they can’t be trusted with. Let them go.
You don’t need to tell your side of the story. God already knows. Let God fight the battle for you. Let them go.
It’s taken me a long time to get here. Sleepless nights, countless tears, managing a range of emotions filled with anger, disappointment, confusion and deep hurt. Lots of self reflection, self preservation, deep prayer and seeking wisdom from those much wiser than me.
If you are struggling with this please know you are not alone. We will never understand why hurt people hurt people. But we can do the hard work to grow ourselves. Because healed people do in fact heal people.
Don’t you dare let them steal your joy.
Don’t you dare let them steal your light.
Don’t you dare let them steal your peace.
You are in control of that.
Hold tight to what you can control and release your grip on what you can’t control.
Let them go.
- Author Unknown
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she lay there
long enough for her shadow
to lengthen
and her heart pain
paralyzing her mind and body
unable to move
her eyes waterfalled
as she trembled
knowing that in this lifetime
she'd never see him again
she'd lay there
until she was able
to force herself to stand up
and will herself to live again
I've accepted you are no longer a part of my life even though it hurts like hell.
I know there's a reason we met even though the gods seem cruel to me.
Strange how your invisible love has led me to a better version of myself...
I am healthier and happier.
I am better off because our paths crossed.
There may be days when I am sad because of a fading memory of you resurfaces..
But I wouldn't change a thing.
I know now I was holding on to you too tight.
It was suffocating us both.
You letting me go was the best thing you could of done for me.
I found my own strength..
My love for myself.
I may never know a love like yours again and that's okay.
But I will always have a place for you in my heart.
Love is complicated and messy.
I was a star-struck lover mystified when I met you..
Knowing in my heart our meeting was divine.
I don't know how your life has been effected or if you're changed because of our encounter.
I only hope it's been positive in the long run and you're truly happy.
If our paths did cross again, I hope it would stir the stars inside of me again, so I may be reminded of a love beyond this world.
