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You took away my voice You took away my mental well being You took away what should have been a new beginning You took away a safe home environment You took away more things than I dare count You instilled fear You forced me to walk on eggshells You retaliate if I fight back ButContinue reading “Be Brave”

You’ve instilled a sense of fear It was so subtle It snuck up on me It was intentional You know what you’re doing But it is being faced head on You can keep on trying to push it But I refuse to let you control me Or the fear you instill…

For weeks, you have been eerily quiet You’ve forced your family to comply with your plan I may not know what your plan is, but I don’t care I’ve gotten to the point where I’ve stopped trying to figure out your motives All I know is you’re determined to make me feel like I’m goingContinue reading “The Calm Before The Storm?”

It can take years to earn, but only a second to crumble It can happen so suddenly, that once it’s gone, you wonder if it’s worth earning it back A whole new outlook is presented Just because you lose trust in someone important, the ripple effect that it now has on everyone around you TheContinue reading “Trust”

I’ve tried I reached out I reacted I argued I tried explaining I took all the right steps All I got in return was silence If it wasn’t silence, it was retaliation So, withdrawal it is

It doesn’t exist For the few that have one, it’s an anomaly It’s rough There are days where reminders are needed to just put one foot in front of another, to just breathe Asking for help has proved futile It’s one thing to listen, but it’s completely different to actually be heard I could rattleContinue reading “‘The Village’”

It’s a very personal decision Forgive the one who hurt me? Forgive the ones who choose to walk away, but want back in? A notion pushed upon an individual by society Forgiving the narcissist won’t bring closure Forgiving his enablers and flying monkeys won’t bring peace of mind Forgiving those who walked away won’t healContinue reading “Forgiveness”

…the sun will be shining At the end of the tunnel, there will be a light There’s always a silver lining You can throw all the proverbial positive sayings you want, but when you’re drowning in all the negativity that a narcissist throws at you, looking on ‘the bright side’ doesn’t come easy Survival modeContinue reading “Behind the Clouds…”

People are people How one can act like so malicious towards another will always baffle me To bully, harass, treat others like dirt… …and not feel guilty for it I could ask a million different ways, a million different times, and I know I’ll never get a straight answer To say things happen for aContinue reading “Perspectives”

It’s been a roller coaster of emotions for months Dealing with a narcissist has a tendency to bring out the worst in you The biggest thing I’ll be walking away with is anger And there’s a lot of it I’m angry that this is happening to my son and I I’m angry that the worldContinue reading “The Anger”