I have boundaries
They are designed
To keep me safe
I've learned them
Through trial and error
From times I've been hurt
And had to heal
To stay safe
If you cross one
Without knowing
I will forgive you
Even if
I need to take space
To stay safe
If you ignore them
Criticize me for them
or shame me for them
Then I will need a new one
I will need to stay away
from you
To keep me safe
#Poetry #MyBeautifulSky #SettingBoundaries #SelfCare #NoToxicity
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My thoughts and feelings
are valid and important
I choose to express them
to you
But you didn't ask
about me or how I felt
You discarded my words
They meant nothing to you
So I'm finished
I won't let you back in
to my mind or my heart
If you won't listen to me
Then I won't talk to you
#Poetry #MyBeautifulSky #NoToxicity #Listening #SettingBoundaries #SelfCare
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I know
what you did
I know
why you did it
I've heard
your side
I've listened
to what you felt
And I understand
That doesn't mean
it didn't hurt
I'm okay with it
it was right
It will take time
to accept
to heal
to forgive
Now it's your turn
to listen
to know
to understand
This is what's best
for me
#Poetry #MyBeautifulSky #NoToxicity #Healing #SettingBoundaries
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