Dear The Girl I Hurt
There are parts of this I won’t defend.And parts I can’t explain.But there is no version of this letter where
This is a quiet, sometimes heavy, place. It’s where I go deep into my own head and heart, looking at the parts of my life and myself that I used to keep hidden. You’ll find my childhood pain here, my own inner demons, and all those silent battles I fought when no one was watching. It’s about dragging those ‘shadows’ out into the light, so I can truly see them.
There are parts of this I won’t defend.And parts I can’t explain.But there is no version of this letter where
You built me up with clickbait.You broke me down with headlines. You called me names I hadn’t even learned to
Are you? I’m not here to quote scripture.I’m not kneeling.I’m not lighting candles in hopes of being cleansed. I just
You never blinked.You never sugarcoated.You never turned away—not even when I wished you would. You showed me the boy, the
You never asked to be a symbol.You were just trying to love me.And for a while, you did. I still
I’m sorry it took me this long to write back. I know you waited.I know you stared at that door
I saw you.In the mirror.In the headlines.In the way your voice changed when you wanted control. You were becoming someone
You meant well.I think. You saw the bruises.You saw the burn.You ticked the boxes and filled out the forms.You removed
You say you don’t remember. The burn.The cupboard.The way the walls echoed back my voice and no one came. Maybe