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  • Writer: dMbOndemand dMbOnDemand
    dMbOndemand dMbOnDemand
  • Feb 11
  • 1 min read

To be honest, today I am struggling with a thought that is pervasive and frequent. It is the thought that you would be better off without me.


Sometimes the weight of all the experiences you might miss out on feels so vast and heavy that not being around seems like the best gift I could give. Whether that means going to live somewhere tucked away in a proverbial box where my basic needs are met or disappearing from your life entirely, it can feel like the most generous move.


I am just being completely honest about this darkness because it plays in my head more and more as time goes on.


But even as the thought shows up, another part of me knows you did not choose me for convenience. You chose me for love. And love is not so easily erased, even when fear tries to rewrite the story.

 
 
 

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