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Things I Didn’t Need

I didn’t need your lies to survive, yet you provided them regardless.

I didn’t need your fake promises of change to keep me going, I assure you I would have survived in spite of them.

I didn’t need you to wound me to know I am capable of bleeding, I’ve known it all along.

I didn’t need your disapproval to know opposition exists.

I didn’t need you to pretend just to keep me holding on, I guarantee you I’ve never been good at letting go in the first place.

I didn’t need your random displays of attention to verify the reality of my meager existence.

I didn’t need your constant threats of rejection in order to feel excluded from life.

I didn’t need your cruel words to grasp my faults I guarantee you I understand them all too well.

I didn’t need your continuous belittling; I assure you I’ve always been my own worst enemy.

I didn’t need you to disregard me in order to feel your constant disdain towards me.

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I didn’t need your habitual neglect to know how very cold this world can be.

-Johanna M. Dunn-

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