An ex
To My first love
I Saw Your Wedding Photo
I saw your wedding photo because someone we both know shared it. You looked happy. Not performative happy. Not trying-to-prove-something happy. You looked settled. I expected...
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An ex
To The person who made me doubt myself
I Was Not Crazy for Asking
I was not crazy for asking where you had been. I was not controlling for noticing the stories changed. I was not insecure for feeling distance where intimacy used to be. You...
An ex
To You
No Contact Was Not Punishment
You thought I stopped answering to punish you. I stopped because every conversation reset my healing to the first day. You would say you missed me, but not that you wanted t...
An ex
To My ex
I Found the Box You Returned
I found the box you returned after we broke up. It was in the back of the closet under winter coats. Inside were two books, a sweatshirt, a charger that was not mine, and the...
An ex
To J
You were home for a while
I do not want you back. I just miss the version of me that felt safe beside you.
An ex
To You
I finally stopped checking
I used to check your page every night. Then one day I forgot. I did not notice until a week later.
An ex
To C
We were not a mistake
We were not forever, but we were not a mistake either. I learned how deeply I could love, and how much I could survive.