“I never knew it would feel so heavy to stop holding you, but I never understood that holding you was pinning your wings to your sides. And though I am without you now, it is remarkable to watch you fly,” she concluded.
By leaving an unhealthy situation, you are showing love to both yourself and the other person. You are no longer letting each other hold yourselves back.
Getting out of a toxic relationship allows you the opportunity to heal and move on to something better–it’s what you deserve.
As much as we like to think the opposite, love can’t get you through anything and everything. It can’t carry you through all the storms. The narrative where love conquers all needs to end.
The only love that can withstand every hardship is the love you have for yourself. So it’s okay to choose to love yourself over someone who is negatively affecting your mental health.
@whitneyhansonpoetry sometimes love is leaving
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