• Feels like the end

    And you taught me what this feels like, And then how it feels to lose it. And you showed me who I wanted. And then who I wasn’t. And you ticked every box. And then drew a line. And you weren’t mine to begin with. And then not to end with. And you looked like…

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  • Rose Petals

    When our story first began, I had no idea how magical it would become. I wasn’t broken… but I wasn’t whole, either. I was somewhere in between—existing, moving forward, accepting the life I had built—never realizing that something inside me had quietly gone dim. And then you appeared. Your smile felt like sunlight finding its…

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  • I can’t un-know you

    As I sit here thinking about the sweet sound of your voice, how the softness of your lips enamored my being, that beautiful smile that transforms me into a giddy thirteen year old girl and how you take my breath away, I simply can’t control this smile on my face anymore. My mind is continually…

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  • Feeling the pain

      Some people believe everything happens for a reason. I’m not sure if I believe that… or if it even matters in the grand scheme of our existence. What I do understand is pain. I understand how it arrives uninvited and settles deep within you—how it teaches you, shapes you, stretches you into someone you…

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  • I win…

    To the four strangers… For years you had control over my mind, my thoughts and even my actions. What you did to me changed who I am. You weakened my spirit and my desire to live. You violated not only my body but my mind as well. You stole the parts of myself that I…

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  • The aftermath

    Remembering April 6, 1996 — the night everything changed “We know where you live. If you go to the police, we’ll come inside your house when you least expect it. We’ll be there… waiting for you.” Those words didn’t just scare me—they sealed something inside me. I was already fading… numb with fear, my thoughts…

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