I want to fast forward to the version of me whoβs not always in her head whoβs not struggling to regulate her emotions whoβs not so fucking jaded and negative when it comes to love whoβs not terrified of change who doesnβt take things personally I know, I know I shouldnβt wish to be anyone else and fully live and enjoy this version of myself but lately, Iβm having a hard time moving on to the next level of my life everything feels so comfortable everything feels so peaceful Iβm scared to make any waves and return to chaos even if I know itβs necessary to get to YOU the future version of me who embraces change with courage and bravery Only this version of can dream of
Once again Iβm thrown off the pedestal for standing up for myself for wanting respect Iβm accused of being a stranger and crazy My response is : I did warn you, I did tell you I have no space in my life for you, I was never looking for romance I never asked for your love, and now iβm the villain and youβre another victim a victim whoΒ love bombed me over and over again a victim who harassed me with unsolicited dick videos and pics who never asked for my consent and forced himself into my world Sorry for not being the girl of your dreams but Iβm also sorry for any ounce of my energy I was pressured to invest in you maybe now youβll leave me alone and maybe even one day, youβll learn to ask for consent and perhaps even learn to treat women with respect
“back when I was living for the hope of it all”-Taylor Swift
Iβm a poet, Iβm a writer but when it comes to expressing the romantic in me I have the hardest time Iβm great at expressing my anger, my disappointment, my shame but when it comes to love, I shy away and put my guard up itβs a mix of trauma and cognitive distortions Iβve held within me since the age of 16 self limiting beliefs that no man has ever loved or respected me and failing at all of my love stories no matter how hard I tried to succeed, no matter how much I accommodated or changed for my partner, he leaves me and Iβm left flabbergasted, devastated, traumatized so embedded and attached to my past tragedies Iβm apprehensive and hesitant when it comes to trying on someone new. when to comes to pursuing anything more than friendship it leaves me in the land of βI donβt know how to fucking do this again without it breaking meβ and so I sit still, waiting for my crush to say something, do something to restart my heart once again
Iβll leave an emotional stain on your life that will be hard to get rid of Youβll curse the day I was born Youβll regret the day you ever meet me because I demand respect, because Iβll never be your safe place because Iβll say βnoβ to being relegated to the role of mistress and youβll accuse me of being crazy and narcissist just because I wanted to be treated with dignity just because I want to be seen as more than another girl to pass the time with
“but on a wednesday in a cafe, I watched it begin again”- Taylor Swift
I avoid the flutter of butterflies in my stomach at all costs I donβt want to get lost and consumed by love Some people call this avoidance cowardice, Some people call this a trauma response I call it keeping my sanity intact and being more safe than sorry
once my boundaries are crossed, I CUT YOU OUT LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING (like the great Conan Gray said)
itβs not romance, itβs harassment placing me on your dream girl altar and telling me about your boner Even after I told you no But then you still threw me your delusional love and when I was honest right way and I told you βIβm sorry but noβ somehow now Iβm a crazy bitch, a stranger whoβs letting her mental illness talk for her after calling out your misogynistic behavior All I said was no to you and the insults come on cue I warned you, didnβt I and now foul, you cry I told you I wasnβt ready for what you had to offer but you kept playing the part of my great admirer and maybe Iβm fucked up in the head but your fantasies I needed to behead I needed to keep myself safe from men like you who try to bully me into loving them into giving in because your endless attention and compliments havenβt you read my story? Iβm not no longer a woman who bends and bends to manβs thirst for me
“this hurt that I’m holding’s getting heavy”-Conan Gray
after the thunderstorm came and went I wrote a hundred poems about what happened I didnβt know how to process it and 1 hour in therapy didnβt cut it the epic flood of grief that followed and while it may seem excessive and melodramatic It was either I kept writing or I kept dreaming of dying
Iβve walked through the warzone of my love life long enough to know when a bomb is about to explode (when I fall of some guyβs dream girl altar) It’s a minefield full of suppressed feelings consequences of accommodating to a manβs ego And Iβll tread ever so carefully I donβt want to be alone, I just want to be loved, Iβll bend and bend until you call me Gumby Except Iβm not and then Iβll snap and another bomb will go off βYouβre crazy,β youβre dangerousβ β I donβt recognize youβ all for expressing my feelings and wanting respect and dignity
we could have been friends but you ruined it by crossing my boundaries by showing your unhealthy attachment to me saying youβll wait for me to change my mind acting like Iβm a challenge to take on seeing me as an objection of your affection, a pretty girl to jack off to so I was left with no choice but to block you from my universe if you canβt respect my βnoβ and listen to me when Iβm assertive about it Iβm sorry itβs not me, itβs definitely you and you can no longer have access to me maybe upon a time I thought I needed you to validate me, to make me feel sexy but now I see you were just a temporary fix to give me confidence and when I saw how unhealthy this was I tried my best to be honest with you let it be known that I’m not here for any sexual or romantic energy but you didnβt take me seriously and now we canβt even be friends we are far better off as strangers
“I should have known it was strange, you only come out at night”- Olivia Rodrigo
I never paid much attention to where I put my body I never really cared as long as my sexual needs were met as long it was called sexy but this habit hurt me over and over again Until one day I was trapped and couldnβt breathe and I watched my body from afar being desecrated by the person who claimed to love me after that day- I grew protective of my precious body ran away from anyone who might hurt it my body is too much of a masterpiece for me to allow it to ever be defiled and disrespected in the name of βloveβ
I wake up on a Sunday crying youβre not here in my arms once again I was too much,I was too crazy so I lay alone in my bed numb and empty Wondering- will I ever find someone to fill this void within me ? will I ever find someone who will truly love me? will I ever find someone with the patience of a saint who wonβt leave the minute I go insane? !
we talked about the various colors of the sunset but were never still enough to watch one together we ran out of time and love to watch poetry written in nature