dearest me

i see you

trying

always trying

for so many years you avoided

and you still do a bit

but you've started facing

and calling out

and confronting

not very gracefully

but you've done it

and that's something

you don't owe someone else an apology

when you bring up some truth with data to back it

you do owe yourself some grace

from the guilt that builds in you

for making others uncomfortable from your words

except for two

then it needs to be examined

do your best to present the truth that your senses witness

as kindly

and clearly as possible

that's all that can be asked

practice the question in the moment

and if there is an error

make sure to deal with it

as best you can

but remember

it's not your responsibility

to explain to another

their masked deceipt

and why you know it

storytelling and gaslighting

are not very different

not different at all really

when you aren't choosing the adventure

another is choosing for you

and it's perfectly okay for you

to call that out

say your goodbyes

wish them well

and move along

you have important work to do here

and an enormous amount of love to give

all my love~

nobody