Surviving you.

You hurt me

Physically.

Mentally.

You were the one I trusted most

The one I loved blindly.

The one who was supposed to be my safe place.

You had a title you never earned,

You wore it like armor.

But it was always a ruse.

You were supposed to be my hero

But you became my worst nightmare.

I became who I am

Not thanks to you,

But through surviving you.

You hurt me.

But you will never fully break me.

I’ll rise from the wreckage of your words.

I’ll heal from the bruises you left behind.

I’ll love myself again.

I’ll find joy through the ashes left behind.

You stripped me of so much

But not the part of me that still shines.

The part that shows kindness,

Even when the world is cruel.

The part that offers love,

Even when it was never returned.

The part that chooses loyalty,

When betrayal would be easier.

I’ll show grace.

I’ll show growth.

I’ll heal louder than your hate ever screamed.

You hurt me.

But you will not destroy me.

I’ll rise from the ashes.

I’ll fly.

I’ll grow.

You mistook my silence for weakness

But I was learning how to roar.

I get to choose freedom

And leave you behind.

I won’t look back.

I won’t let your pain

Sabotage my future.

I don’t need your love.

I don’t need your pain.

I don’t need your validation.

I don’t need you.

I choose to love myself enough

To never need your broken love again.

You didn’t break me.

You just revealed the parts of me

That bend without snapping.