We allow people to hurt us. We have a choice to stop it but for whatever shitty reason we don’t stop it.
We have the power, option or choice to fight back, to stop it yet sometimes we just allow it to happen.
And this poem is dedicated to each and every person that, like me, allows people to hurt them. And I am here, to tell you to recognise your power and stop it.
You deserve better.
Hope you like this poem! Comment below what you think of it! 😉
The truth is I allowed you to hurt meNot just youI allowed everyone to put me downI allowed people to control meIn the name of loveI allowed people to make me cry tearsbehind closed doorYou know,so that they don’t feel bad for harming meI allowed thisBecause somewhere down belowUnder the sheet of bravery and strengthI thought I deserved itI believed I deserved to be in painI thought I deserved to cryBut I didn’t.
I never did.But it’s okay,Now I knowNow I know thatI deserved so much more
I have tasted the mud on the groundSo I am ready to fly above the skyAnd the fact that I knowI won’t ever allow you or themto hurt me againTakes away your power over meAnd helps me sleep well at night.
I agree completely. Every such person deserves better!
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Having been the giver of such hidden tears, and facing it after many years, this poem bites deep. Imagining my wife weeping inside behind the walls she built so I could no longer hurt her…Since my apologies fall
On deaf ears to her, let me say I’m sorry for your pain, and hopefully no longer sleeps, as I do not, regret eating away from within.
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Really loved this poem !! Yes i too allowed someone to hurt me but the thing is i never realized that i was being hurt … i mean that i was afraid of losing that person so i told myself that whatever he is doing should make me happy and that i should never cry even though it hurts so much . Your poem evoked true memories. Your an extremely talented writer . Glad to have met you !!
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Yes! That was a part of my experience too. Its nice that I was able to make you relate to a memory through it. Thank you so much for telling me that. And thank you for finding my tiny writing place! 💖 Have a great day!
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“Cherubs must build walls to shield themselves from cupid’s arrows,” I once wrote. Your pain is all too real, a very visceral poem. Thank you for sharing!!
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Wow Jade, love this poem. 👌❤ xxx
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Thank you so very much! I am so glad you liked it 💖
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wow, this is so deep and beautiful, brilliant work!!!
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You replied to this comment.
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Thank you so much!
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A beautiful, empowering poem.
Just the kind that I needed to read.
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So glad you liked it 💖 Thank you for reading! Cheers!
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You’re welcome! And cheers to you too. 🙂
Your writing is great. I look forward to reading more of it.
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Awww thank you so much! I really liked your work too! It is really fun to read the little tidbits of yours life! Keep going! 🙂
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You’re welcome!
And thank you for reading my writing. I’m glad you like it. 🙂
I will keep going.
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Please do !
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I will. 🙂
I just have to do a better job of making time to read others’ posts.
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This is amazing. I got shivers reading this. I understand the message you want to convey… And from a writer to a writer, I think you write very well!
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Your comment just made my day. Nothing can be compared to a writer appreciating your work. Thank you so much. I am so very glad you liked it (and got shivers xD) Thank you so much!
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The part where you talk about crying in silence so we don’t make them feel like they are hurting us. It’s too deep.
We protect people from realizing that they are hurting us. We don’t want to hurt them with our hurt so we die in silence. We protect them even though they won’t protect us.
Really liked this beautiful piece
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Someone picked it up! and you got the point of that line perfectly. Sometimes we dont even realise it but we try protecting others from knowing they hurt us. Humans are silly creatures huh.
Thank you for reading it. I am really glad you liked it.
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It’s wonderful and has got really strong emotions expressed in words.
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Thank you so much. So glad you like it.
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where’s the Like button ??
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Down, towards the right.
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Ok… this is spot on amazing !…
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I simply loved this…. ❤
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Thank you!
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This is beautiful. Throughout my life, I’ve been hurt many times by strangers, friends, and even best friends. This poem captures the essence of my emotions during the ordeals and speaks to me in a way that I’m very surprised about.
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Makes u power uhh less or powerless without them be happy
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You need to be powerful on your own
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True
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I would nit have agreed with this a few years ago when i was younger.. but now i get it after doing much inner work i get how we can allow stuff , even manifest it,invite or it is a result of past karma.
Great post
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Same. It has been a recent acceptance of how I do allow things to happen. Thank you so much for reading. Really appreciate it.
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Welcome
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💖💖💖
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This has become common a issue in youth nowadays. May be, we should try flipping the coin and get in the shoes of others. May be, we a moment of introspection.
May be……..
There is a famous uncertainity principle. Metaphoric to that, you will never be able to get everything in life.
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What I talk about here is the fact that sometimes we allow people to hurt us. Maybe it’s because we trust them or love them. Maybe we can’t get everything in life, true but we do have the power to…I believe I can get anything I want if I work for it. The only problem with us is the fact that we don’t want to struggle. Yet that doesn’t mean we should allow people to hurt us in the name of success. We have the power to stop that too.
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Beautiful poem. We should never give the keys of our happiness to anyone. 🙂
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Completely true. That was precisely what I wanted to convey through this poem. Thank you for stopping by and commenting!
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😊😊
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