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    <title>SettingBoundaries &amp;mdash; The Poet Sky</title>
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    <description>Poetry for people who could use a little kindness</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>SettingBoundaries &amp;mdash; The Poet Sky</title>
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      <title>I Won&#39;t Explain</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[This is a boundary&#xA;No, I won&#39;t explain it&#xA;It exists because of trauma&#xA;   Severe pain&#xA;      inflicted&#xA;          time and time again&#xA;&#xA;This is a want&#xA;No, I won&#39;t explain it&#xA;It exists because of me&#xA;    I&#39;ve listened&#xA;         and learned&#xA;            time and time again&#xA;&#xA;This is a need&#xA;No, I won&#39;t explain it&#xA;It exists because of life&#xA;    Years lived&#xA;        Feelings hurt&#xA;            time and time again&#xA;&#xA;Sometimes, they may shift&#xA;Moving as I reassess them&#xA;They&#39;re mine to have&#xA;You are not involved in making them&#xA;So you do not need to understand&#xA;&#xA;You need to respect them&#xA;Because if you can&#39;t respect&#xA;my boundaries&#xA;my wants&#xA;my needs&#xA;Then I can&#39;t be around you&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #MyBeautifulSky #SettingBoundaries #SelfCare&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a boundary
No, I won&#39;t explain it
It exists because of trauma
   Severe pain
      inflicted
          time and time again</p>

<p>This is a want
No, I won&#39;t explain it
It exists because of me
    I&#39;ve listened
         and learned
            time and time again</p>

<p>This is a need
No, I won&#39;t explain it
It exists because of life
    Years lived
        Feelings hurt
            time and time again</p>

<p>Sometimes, they may shift
Moving as I reassess them
They&#39;re mine to have
You are not involved in making them
So you do not need to understand</p>

<p>You need to respect them
Because if you can&#39;t respect
my boundaries
my wants
my needs
Then I can&#39;t be around you</p>

<p><a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Poetry" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:MyBeautifulSky" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">MyBeautifulSky</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:SettingBoundaries" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">SettingBoundaries</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:SelfCare" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">SelfCare</span></a>
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<p>© 2024-2026 Sky Starlight <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0">CC BY-NC-SA</a></p>

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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Let Me Cry</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[I am hurting&#xA;Even if you&#xA;can&#39;t understand why&#xA;Just let me be sad&#xA;That&#39;s all&#xA;I need from you&#xA;To let me feel&#xA;How I&#39;m going to feel&#xA;&#xA;Don&#39;t tell me&#xA;about how other people&#xA;have it worse than me&#xA;Don&#39;t lecture me&#xA;about being proper&#xA;or using my manners&#xA;I have these feelings&#xA;Let me feel them&#xA;&#xA;Let me cry&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #MyBeautifulSky #SelfCare #SettingBoundaries&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am hurting
Even if you
can&#39;t understand why
Just let me be sad
That&#39;s all
I need from you
To let me feel
How I&#39;m going to feel</p>

<p>Don&#39;t tell me
about how other people
have it worse than me
Don&#39;t lecture me
about being proper
or using my manners
I have these feelings
Let me feel them</p>

<p>Let me cry</p>

<p><a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Poetry" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:MyBeautifulSky" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">MyBeautifulSky</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:SelfCare" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">SelfCare</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:SettingBoundaries" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">SettingBoundaries</span></a>
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      <guid>https://thepoetsky.com/let-me-cry</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>My Boundaries</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[I have boundaries&#xA;They are designed&#xA;   To keep me safe&#xA;&#xA;I&#39;ve learned them&#xA;Through trial and error&#xA;From times I&#39;ve been hurt&#xA;And had to heal&#xA;   To stay safe&#xA;&#xA;If you cross one&#xA;Without knowing&#xA;I will forgive you&#xA;Even if&#xA;I need to take space&#xA;    To stay safe&#xA;&#xA;If you ignore them&#xA;Criticize me for them&#xA;or shame me for them&#xA;Then I will need a new one&#xA;I will need to stay away&#xA;from you&#xA;    To keep me safe&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #MyBeautifulSky #SettingBoundaries #SelfCare #NoToxicity&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have boundaries
They are designed
   To keep me safe</p>

<p>I&#39;ve learned them
Through trial and error
From times I&#39;ve been hurt
And had to heal
   To stay safe</p>

<p>If you cross one
Without knowing
I will forgive you
Even if
I need to take space
    To stay safe</p>

<p>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</p>

<p><a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Poetry" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:MyBeautifulSky" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">MyBeautifulSky</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:SettingBoundaries" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">SettingBoundaries</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:SelfCare" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">SelfCare</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:NoToxicity" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">NoToxicity</span></a>
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      <guid>https://thepoetsky.com/my-boundaries</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Listen</title>
      <link>https://thepoetsky.com/listen?pk_campaign=rss-feed</link>
      <description>&lt;![CDATA[My thoughts and feelings&#xA;are valid and important&#xA;I choose to express them&#xA;to you&#xA;&#xA;But you didn&#39;t ask&#xA;about me or how I felt&#xA;You discarded my words&#xA;They meant nothing to you&#xA;&#xA;So I&#39;m finished&#xA;I won&#39;t let you back in&#xA;to my mind or my heart&#xA;&#xA;If you won&#39;t listen to me&#xA;Then I won&#39;t talk to you&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #MyBeautifulSky #NoToxicity #Listening #SettingBoundaries #SelfCare&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My thoughts and feelings
are valid and important
I choose to express them
to you</p>

<p>But you didn&#39;t ask
about me or how I felt
You discarded my words
They meant nothing to you</p>

<p>So I&#39;m finished
I won&#39;t let you back in
to my mind or my heart</p>

<p>If you won&#39;t listen to me
Then I won&#39;t talk to you</p>

<p><a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Poetry" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:MyBeautifulSky" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">MyBeautifulSky</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:NoToxicity" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">NoToxicity</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Listening" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Listening</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:SettingBoundaries" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">SettingBoundaries</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:SelfCare" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">SelfCare</span></a>
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      <guid>https://thepoetsky.com/listen</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Time</title>
      <link>https://thepoetsky.com/time?pk_campaign=rss-feed</link>
      <description>&lt;![CDATA[I know &#xA;               what you did&#xA;I know&#xA;               why you did it&#xA;I&#39;ve heard&#xA;                your side&#xA;I&#39;ve listened&#xA;                 to what you felt&#xA;And I understand&#xA;&#xA;That doesn&#39;t mean&#xA;                it didn&#39;t hurt&#xA;                I&#39;m okay with it&#xA;                it was right&#xA;&#xA;It will take time&#xA;     to accept&#xA;     to heal&#xA;     to forgive&#xA;&#xA;Now it&#39;s your turn&#xA;    to listen&#xA;    to know&#xA;    to understand&#xA;&#xA;This is what&#39;s best&#xA;     for me&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #MyBeautifulSky #NoToxicity #Healing #SettingBoundaries&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know
               what you did
I know
               why you did it
I&#39;ve heard
                your side
I&#39;ve listened
                 to what you felt
And I understand</p>

<p>That doesn&#39;t mean
                it didn&#39;t hurt
                I&#39;m okay with it
                it was right</p>

<p>It will take time
     to accept
     to heal
     to forgive</p>

<p>Now it&#39;s your turn
    to listen
    to know
    to understand</p>

<p>This is what&#39;s best
     for me</p>

<p><a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Poetry" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:MyBeautifulSky" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">MyBeautifulSky</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:NoToxicity" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">NoToxicity</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Healing" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Healing</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:SettingBoundaries" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">SettingBoundaries</span></a>
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      <guid>https://thepoetsky.com/time</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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