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You don’t need to say it Because if you do Your actions will speak louder Take it for what it is You may believe your right That what you’re saying is true Because, to you, it is But the actions that follow say more The truth lies in what you don’t say In how youContinue reading “Actions vs. Words”

Or try to ‘fix’ me into something ‘better’? See me for me? Or put me in a ‘box’ based on your view of someone else connected to me? It’s easy to compartmentalize someone based on what you see An image Or by the people that may be associated with any given individual But are youContinue reading “Take Me As I Am?”

Some made the choice themselves Others has the choice made made for them Either way, none of them will be making their way back ‘in’ Things have happened A lot of which proved to be eye opening Not only for the problems it showed But also for how others reacted to the problem And theContinue reading “Lost But Found”

The one who walked away Intentionally After months (maybe years) of telling their story Only for it to fall in deaf ears So silence followed And a departure No explanation No notice Just gone For there are times situations arise Where information trickles down the grapevine You hear (or get told) of something that hasContinue reading “The Lost One”

When you’re knee deep in a war you didn’t start When the silent treatment is being hashed out as a ‘punishment’ over something you didn’t even do When you remain silent about what’s happening only for the offended party to double down on ‘what’s right’ and how you’re ‘wrong’ And you’re put into a positionContinue reading “Is Silence Really Golden?”

When there’s so much to say But no amount of words can convey the context Words So many thoughts So many experiences So many expectations But no amount of words will be able to convey any of it Because what’s happening in my world isn’t the same as what’s happening in yours Because the resultsContinue reading “Words”

I found mine And I’ve discovered people don’t like it I’ve gotten to the point where I’ve been labeled difficult But I don’t care If advocating for myself makes you uncomfortable If setting boundaries makes you question my motives If standing firm and holding my ground makes me the bad guy Then the problem isn’tContinue reading “The Voice”

You’ve already attempted it once You started a fire Then stood in the flames claiming you were the victim I am very aware you’re mad at me And it’s over something YOU did But you’re using smoke and mirrors Trying to deflect and project I have no interest in going down that road Nor fanningContinue reading “The Fire”

Spin it however you want It’s not going to change it You got called out Multiple times And you’re going to keep getting called out Not obnoxiously That’s you’re department You can disliking me I’m not going to go out of my way to change your opinion of me There’s no point Your mind wasContinue reading “One Sided War”