WISDOM 🦋

Dear Man

Words are beautiful. To produce them, I allow my fingers to move about in a rhythmic and rather therapeutic manner. These movements then deliver my thoughts and emotions into the minds of human beings who cannot be reached by the sound of my voice. I think it’s time for me to start understanding that you are now just one of those people that are out of my reach. So here are a few words to the man I no longer know and cannot seem to uncover.🦋

Let me explain to you what it feels like to be told you are perfect in every way and will always be taken care of. Let me convey the emotions that rip through a young woman like myself when she is convinced she is someone forever. 🦋

Let me express the hope and loyalty that is instilled inside of a girl who built up wall after wall only to feel as though they were peacefully torn down by a man who pulled her deeper into his love. I cannot formulate those emotions into words the same way I cannot describe the way it felt to have you rip that all to pieces.🦋

I want you to know that I loved you. I loved you through every emotional part of the roller coaster you have brought into my life. I loved you on the days that you were pleasant and kind and also the days you were unrecognizable to me. 🦋

I loved you through changing circumstances and the rapid movement of time. I even loved you when you decided that you didn’t love me anymore. I think a part of me still loves you while I sit here in the darkness, face hot with tears and disillusionment. But what I want you to know most is that I still love myself, and I still know what sweetheart is. 🦋

The difference between you and me is that my love is unwavering. It is a love that is deep inside my soul and gives restoration to my faith in other people. It is a love that was taught when I was a little girl. People in this world are going to hurt me. They have, and they will again. They will love me and they will hate me. Sometimes they will do both, as you have decided to do. You have shattered my heart, but you have not shattered my love. Love is not something that is cast aside and broken. It is something that resides safely inside every one of us if we choose to recognize it. It is a tool for forgiveness and strength. It is faith when we lose it in humanity. It is being able to see our beauty and potential, even when others make those things feel non-existent. 🦋