ponyo

𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚕𝚎 𝚅𝙸𝙸𝙸, 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝟽

[ponyo @potchollo23]

unlabeled relationship rules

- a thread

[ponyo @potchollo23]

relationships are mirrors.
they show you who you are,
who you could be,
and reveal things about yourself
that you never knew existed.

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the things that are meant to be in your life
will always find you and they'll never be too late.

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you might have to lose yourself a bit
in order to discover who you really are.

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thank you for being there
when you had a lot on your plate too.
i love you for that.

[ponyo @potchollo23]

i thought letting go
would feel like betrayal.
but holding on
had already become
a betrayal of myself.

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you became
the person i missed
while you were
still replying
to my messages.

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i stopped hoping
you would notice
how much i was hurting.
someone who truly sees you
should not need that many clues.

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i thought we needed
more time.
what we really needed
was two people
who wanted the same future.

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some memories
still feel warm.
i am learning
that warmth
does not mean i should return.

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you kept saying
nothing was wrong.
but love should not
make someone feel
this unwanted.

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i used to measure
my worth
by how much you needed me.
then you left
and i finally met myself.

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there were so many
small goodbyes
before the last one.
i just kept calling them
bad days.

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i wanted you
to choose me freely.
instead i spent
too much time
trying to convince you.

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i am the person who learned,
changed, healed,
and continued moving forward.
and i am proud of the person i am becoming.

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my past may be part of my story,
but it does not have the power
to decide my future.

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growth means allowing yourself
to become someone new.

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i am not the awkward moments
i wish i could forget.
i am not the things
i regret or the choices
i made when
i was still learning.

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i am not my worst mistake.

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so let us be kinder to one another.
everyone is fighting a different battle,
walking a different path, and seeing the world
through a different window.

[ponyo @potchollo23]

what you see is only a small part of my journey.
you may see the achievements, the smiles,
and the moments i choose to share,
but you may never know the battles,
sacrifices, and silent prayers behind them.