Where Love Heals

Where love, heartbreak, and healing live in words

What Felt Safer

sometimes
I thought

it would be easier
to be alone

to sit with the pain
I already knew

the kind that didn’t surprise me
the kind I had learned
how to carry

because new love

felt like risk

like opening doors
I had just barely
closed

and I didn’t know

if anyone
could come close
without leaving
something broken behind

so I chose

what felt safer

what felt certain

even if it hurt

even if it meant
missing something
I didn’t yet believe in

because back then

I didn’t know

love could be
gentle

that it could stay
without wounding

that it could hold
without taking

I only knew

how to protect
what was left of me

JMS

4 responses to “What Felt Safer”

  1. The Creative Chic

    Your writing always hits home for me. I hope when the time comes, you won’t miss something you truly believe in. Until then, keep loving yourself because you are a beautiful Queen.

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    1. Jacque

      Thank you. That really means a lot to me. I’m still learning to trust what I believe in and not settle for less. And I appreciate your kind words more than you know. You should follow your own advice. We’re not settling for less anymore! 💕

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      1. The Creative Chic

        Girl, I’m going to hold us BOTH to those standards!

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      2. Jacque

        I LOVE that!! Girl Power! Team work!!! 🩷

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