Dear You

Dear you,

I just want you to know that I forgive you. I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on everything that happened between us, and I’ve come to realize that the choices you made like the prostitution and manipulation, as painful as they were for me to witness and experience, were likely the only way you knew to survive. I understand now that the path you chose—things that caused so much chaos in my life—were your ways of getting by, your methods of navigating a world that might not have given you any other options.

I won’t pretend it didn’t hurt. It did. But holding onto that pain only keeps me anchored to the past, and I refuse to let it have that power over me anymore. I don't harbor ill feelings towards you; instead, I wish you find a way to heal and grow. This is my way of releasing what once felt like an endless cycle of hurt and resentment. I hope you find whatever it is you're looking for, and I hope life treats you better moving forward.

Take care.